Student work

Keep checking back to look at some examples of the fantastic geography work being done across the school.

Well done Mohammed in Year 4 for his work on water pollution. Year 4 where asked to research and write about water pollution.

Year 4 having been working on settlements. Look below at some of the things they have been doing.

Maya created a map of an ideal settlement.

justins walk.pdf

Justin used Digimaps to plan a walk in his local area. He also noted the interesting things he sees on his walk.

The interesting things I see when I walk are:

  • Buildings

  • Road surface

  • Train tracks

  • Paths

  • Mud

  • Woodland

  • Grassland

  • Non-coniferous trees

  • Edge of area

  • Obstructing linear feature

  • Cross


Fatima has been working on how land is used in the UK and how that changes in different settlements.


LQ: Can I use a key on a map to show how land is used?

Land Usage

Land usage is the human use of land. Land use involves the management and modification of natural environment and wilderness into built environment such as walkways, playgrounds and buildings.

How Land Is Used In Glasgow

Retail: There are over 1,500 retail places in Glasgow.

Leisure: There are 32 swimming pools and leisure centres in Glasgow.

Housing: Amount of houses: Unknown. Population: 598,830.

Business: There are around 48,000 businesses in Glasgow.

Industrial: There are 48,000 industries in Glasgow.

Agricultural: There are 20 farms in Glasgow.

How Land Is Used In Scunthorpe

Retail: There are 40 retail places in Scunthorpe.

Leisure: There are 25 leisure centres and swimming pools in Scunthorpe.

Housing: Amount of houses: Unknown. Population: 82,334.

Business: There are 20 businesses in Scunthorpe.

Industrial: There are 20 industries in Scunthorpe.

Agricultural: There are 20 farms in Scunthorpe.

How Land Is Used In Llangollen

Retail: There are 20 retail places in Llangollen.

Leisure: There are 2 leisure centres in Llangollen.

Housing: Amount of Houses: Unknown. Population: 3,658.

Business: There are 20 businesses in Llangollen.

Industrial: There are 20 industries in Llangollen.

Agricultural: There are 20 farms in Llangollen.


Baileigh May planned a route from Ealing to Great Missenden


The best way to get from Woodlands Academy to Great Missenden is by train.

The route would be to get the E11 bus from Woodlands Academy to Ealing Broadway station, this takes 7 minutes.

Take the overground train to London Paddington, this takes 9 minutes.

Then take the London Underground (Bakerloo line) to Marylebone station, this takes 3 minutes.

Then transfer to the overground again at Marylebone and take train direct to Great Missenden, this takes 41 minutes.

Total journey time 1hour.

The quickest route to Great Missenden is by car, which is a straight on the A40/M40 and this takes 40 minutes.