This document shows the progress of knowledge and skills in Geography that we aim for at KPJS.

Locational knowledge

• Locate the world’s countries, focusing on Europe and North and South America. Learn about their physical and human characteristics and major cities

• Learn the counties and cities of the UK, their human and physical characteristics, main topographical features and how they have changed 

• Identify latitudes, longitudes and time zones

Place knowledge

• Enhance understanding of geographical similarities and differences

Human and physical geography

• Physical: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, and the water cycle

• Human: types of settlement and land use, economic activity, and the distribution of natural resources

Geographical skills and fieldwork

• Use analogue and digital mapping to locate countries and describe features 

• Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and keys

• Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a variety of techniques