Geography:
Coasts, Rivers and Mountains
How does water travel from source to mouth and what impact does it have to human and physical features along the way?
Concept: Maps and Atlas, Humans Physical Features, Investigating & Field Work and Cause & Effect.
Vocabulary
Coasts
Goudhurst, Local Area, Map, Atlas, Compass, Direction, North, South, East, West, Near, Far.
Physical Features: Beach, Cliff, Coast, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Sea, Ocean, River, Soil, Valley, Vegetation, Season and Weather.
Human Features: City, Town, Village, Factory, Farm, House, Office, Harbour and Shop.
Mountains
Alpine, Altitude, Atlas, Avalanche, Blizzard, Changeable, Climate, Continent, Crevasse, Earth's Crust, Environment, Erosion, Frostbite, Glacier, Hill, Icecap, Ice Field, Ice Sheet, Moraine, Mountain Range, Peak and Ravine
Rivers
River, River Bed, River Bank, Source, Spring, Stream, Tributary, Banks, Delta, Current, Brackish, Estuary, Flood Plain, Meander, Mouth, Ox-Box Lake, Plunge Pool, Rapid, Reservoir, Sediment, Source, Transportation and Waterfall.
Progressive Skills
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
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
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
Know about the physical features of coasts and begin to understand erosion and deposition
Subject & Progressive Content
Coasts
The Water Cycle: To relate the water cycle to features in the local area.
What is the coast: To create a shared definition for the term ‘coast’.
How does the sea shape the coastline? To create a glossary of key physical coastal features and processes.
What impact does the sea have on human activity? To research the effects of the winter 2013–14 storms on England’s east coast.
How do we try and prevent coastal erosion? To investigate the range of coastal defence strategies and create a dice-rolling game to ‘play out’ a storm surge event.
What impact do humans have on the coast? To discuss human uses of the coast, identifying key themes such as tourism, industry, trade and transport.
Mountains
What is a mountain and how are mountains formed? To understand how different types of mountains are formed.
Where in the world are mountains and mountain ranges? To identify key features of mountains and mountain ranges and discover their locations.
Why do people climb mountains? To understand why people climb mountains and to research a mountain expedition.
Research and re-enact a famous mountain expedition: To research and discuss similarities and differences between various mountain expeditions.
Climate change and the impact of human activity on the mountain range: To understand some of man’s potential effects on environments, including the impact of tourism.
Endangered animal and plant species in the mountain environment: To learn about endangered mountain animals and plants and present information for use in their ‘Mountain Exhibition’.
Rivers
The Water Cycle - part 2: To further understand and identify the features of the water cycle.
How do rivers get their water?To understand the watershed and the effect of terrain and pollutants on the environment.
From Source to Sea - part one:To locate rivers on a map and identify the different stages, from sea to source
From Source to Sea - part two: To locate mature rivers on a map and identify the different stages of a river.
Living on a floodplain: To discuss the effects of human impact on floodplains and understand the importance of flood management systems.