Coastal Land Use Over Time

The UK

• Compare and contrast the location and key topographical features of the counties of Cornwall and West Sussex employing maps, keys and symbols. 

• Use the 8 points of a compass, six figure grid references, maps, Google Maps/Earth, symbols and keys (including the use of OS maps) to identify and describe changing local land use over time comparing Worthing with another coastal town in England (Penzance). 

• Explore physical geography and its influence on tourism through the study of two coastal towns. 

• Explore human geography by looking at how land use, the distribution of natural resources and economic activity including trade links can change over time.

• Develop an understanding of how natural resources can be traded with a focus on the historic tin mines of Penzance, Cornwall. 

• Discuss and begin to draw conclusions about how and why the geography of Penzance and Worthing has changed over time with a focus on housing, trade and tourism. 

• Use census information paired with maps to draw conclusions as to why land use has changed over time.

• Children investigate the reasons why people go on holiday and how they choose their destination by conducting a questionnaire to obtain data, choosing an appropriate method to present this data and drawing conclusions.