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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Longitude
Time Zone
Meridian
GMT
Terrain
Streams
Rivers
Springs
Tributary
Channel
Community
Culture
Population Trends
Farming
Economies
Interactions
Regions
Forests
Trade Links
Salary
Ethnicity
Life Expectancy
Natural Resources
Average Rainfall
Crop Growth
Population Density
Progressive Skills
Progressive Skills
Geographic Skills & Fieldwork
Geographic Skills & Fieldwork
Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build his/her knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world
Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies
Understand and use a widening range of geographical terms e.g. specific topic vocabulary - urban, rural, land use, sustainability, tributary, trade links etc
Use maps, charts etc. to support decision making about the location of places e.g. new bypass
Locational Knowledge
Locational Knowledge
Locate the world's countries, using maps to focus on Europe Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
Name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time
Human & Physical Geography
Human & Physical Geography
Describe and understand key aspects of human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water
Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom, a region in a European country, and a region within North or South America
Place Knowledge
Place Knowledge
Know about the physical features of coasts and begin to understand erosion and deposition
Subject & Progressive Content
Subject & Progressive Content
Progressive Content
Progressive Content
Subject and Progressive Content
Subject and Progressive Content
Where in the Earth are we?
To locate the local area on a range of maps and discuss the similarities and differences using geographical language
-To locate the local area on a national map using Google maps and other mapping software
-To compare satellite and map views of the local area and discuss the similarities and differences using geographical language
-To create their own map of the area using mapping software
Rural Rules
To research the jobs and lifestyles of those living in our local area and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of rural living
-To consider the reasons why people live in a rural area, research rural jobs and contemplate the advantages and disadvantages of rural living
- To prepare research questions about the local area and question a local visitor about their working life
-To learn how to use a map and compass to get my bearings
Map Making
To plan and produce a map of the school grounds, with the main geographical features and a key
-To plan and produce a map of the school grounds, with main geographical features represented on a key
-To plot photographs of the local area onto the map, using coordinates
Persuade the Panel
To collate knowledge of the local area and identify the local area’s unique selling point to tourists from outside the area
-To collate knowledge of the local area, including its features and characteristics and identify those features which may appeal to others who live elsewhere
-To identify their local area’s unique selling point to tourists from outside the area
-To prepare and present a pitch to the panel about the local area
The Grand Canyon - Carving out the Grand Canyon and Exploring the Human Footprint
To discover how the Grand Canyon was formed and learn about the Havasupai and the Hualapai people.
-To watch a series of videos about how the Grand Canyon was formed, looking at plate tectonics, river flow and debris flow
-To learn about the Havasupai and Hualapai people living in the Grand Canyon region
-To identify modern land-use, settlement and tourism in the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon - Comparative Photography - The Grand Canyon and our Local Area
To identify geographic features from photographs
-To a local natural feature and take a range of geographic photographs and make sketches
-To identify geographic features from the photographs they have taken
The Alps - The Alps from Above
To learn key things about the Alps
-To learn facts about the Alps, including where they are located
-To study aerial maps and use Google Maps to become familiar with the heights of the mountains
-To recognise some of the features of the Alps, including recognising some glacial features
The Alps - The Natural Alps
To become familiar with the vegetation and climate of the Alpine mountains and to compare with life in the foothills
-To recognise vegetation and climate of the Alpine mountains
-To compare life in the foothills
The Alps - Living in the Alps
To become familiar with the countries with the Alps on their borders and study the lifestyle of those countries, including the effects of tourism
-To be familiar with the countries containing the Alps, including the languages, foods and capital cities
-To understand more of the lifestyle of those people living in these countries
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