Subject – Geography, 8.1 Amazon

Graphical Skills Views of stakeholders Conclusions

M Use a range of graphs including scatter

graphs and choropleth maps. Identify trends and analyse this information to reach

conclusions.

Explain and justify your own views on a wide range of issues. Explain the views of others and

give specific examples of reasons why views differ

 Reach conclusions and offer evidence for them. Plan further

investigations that could be done.

SUse scatter graphs to describe the

relationship between two variables and use data shown on a Choropleth map. Use this

data as evidence.

Explain your own views on a wide range of issues. Explain the views

of others and suggest some possible reasons why they hold

these views.

Reach conclusions and offer some evidence for them.

DDescribe whether a scatter graph shows a

positive correlation or not and describe basic trends shown on a choropleth map.

Explain your own views on a wide range of issues. Describe the

views of others and suggest some possible reasons why they hold

these views.

Reach simple conclusions and begin to offer some basic evidence for

them.

M – Mastery of a topic | S – Secure with the topic | D – Developing knowledge of the topic

Subject – Geography, 8.2 Hazardous World

Physical Processes Views of stakeholders

M

Use examples to explain how physical processes are having an impact on a country’s

development. Describe physical processes and explain how specific landforms have been

created

Explain and justify your own views on a wide range of issues. Explain the views of others and give specific examples of reasons

why views differ

S

Explain how physical processes are having an impact on a country’s development. Describe

physical processes and explain how they shape the landscape.

Explain your own views on a wide range of issues. Explain the views of others and suggest some possible reasons why they hold

these views.

D

Explain how physical processes are having an impact on a country’s development. Describe some physical processes and say how they

shape the landscape.

Explain your own views on a wide range of issues. Describe the views of others and suggest some possible reasons why they hold

these views.

M – Mastery of a topic | S – Secure with the topic | D – Developing knowledge of the topic

Subject – Geography, 8.3 Migration

Graphical Skills Synoptic Skills Human Processes

M Use a range of graphs including

scatter graphs and choropleth maps. Identify trends and analyse this

information to reach conclusions.

Apply the understanding you have of one topic to another such as the link between climate and population

density. Give clear examples.

Analyse the impacts that people are having on the natural world and

provide detailed examples of solutions to these impacts.

SUse scatter graphs to describe the relationship between two variables

and use data shown on a Choropleth map. Use this data as evidence.

Apply the knowledge from one topic to another such as the link between

climate and population density.

Explain how human action is affecting the physical world at a

local scale and give specific examples of this.

DDescribe whether a scatter graph shows a positive correlation or not

and describe basic trends shown on a choropleth map.

Describe the links between different topics such as the link between climate and population density.

Describe how human action is affecting the physical world at a local scale. Give some simple

examples of this.

M – Mastery of a topic | S – Secure with the topic | D – Developing knowledge of the topic

Subject – Geography, 8.4 Environment and Conflict

M – Mastery of a topic | S – Secure with the topic | D – Developing knowledge of the topic

Human Processes Physical Processes Conclusions

Mastery

Analyse the impacts that people are having on the natural world and

provide detailed examples of solutions to these impacts.

Use examples to explain how physical processes are having an impact on a

country’s development. Describe physical processes and explain how specific

landforms have been created

 Reach conclusions and offer evidence for them.

Plan further investigations that could be done.

Secure

Explain how human action is affecting the physical world at a

local scale and give specific examples of this.

Explain how physical processes are having an impact on a country’s development. Describe physical

processes and explain how they shape the landscape.

Reach conclusions and offer some evidence for

them.

Developing

Describe how human action is affecting the physical world at a local scale. Give some simple

examples of this.

Explain how physical processes are having an impact on a country’s

development. Describe some physical processes and say how they shape the

landscape.

Reach simple conclusions and begin to offer some basic evidence for them.

Subject – Geography, 8.5 Environment and Conflict

Cartographic Skills Physical Processes Views of stakeholders

M Use an atlas to contrast

place in terms of the landscapes and human features and make valid judgements about the

character of those places.

Use examples to explain how physical processes are having

an impact on a country’s development. Describe physical

processes and explain how specific landforms have been

created

Explain and justify your own views on a wide range of issues. Explain the

views of others and give specific examples of reasons why views differ

SUse an atlas to contrast

place in terms of the landscapes and human features and begin to

make judgements about those places.

Explain how physical processes are having an impact on a

country’s development. Describe physical processes

and explain how they shape the landscape.

Explain your own views on a wide range of issues. Explain the views of others and suggest some possible reasons why they hold these views.

DUse an atlas to

summarise differences between place in terms of

the landscapes and human features.

Explain how physical processes are having an impact on a

country’s development. Describe some physical

processes and say how they shape the landscape.

Explain your own views on a wide range of issues. Describe the views

of others and suggest some possible reasons why they hold these views.

M – Mastery of a topic | S – Secure with the topic | D – Developing knowledge of the topic

Subject – Geography, 8.6 Cities of Contrast

Cartographic Skills Knowledge of place Human Processes

M Use an atlas to contrast place in terms of the landscapes and human features and

make valid judgements about the character of those places.

Give a detailed description of places you have studied and of the cultures of the people who live there. Describe the

link between culture and place.

Analyse the impacts that people are having on the natural world and

provide detailed examples of solutions to these impacts.

SUse an atlas to contrast place in terms of the landscapes and human features and begin to make judgements about those

places.

Describe the location of places studied and locate

some physical features in that place.

Explain how human action is affecting the physical world at a local scale and

give specific examples of this.

DUse an atlas to summarise differences

between place in terms of the landscapes and human features.

Give the location of places studied with reasonable

accuracy and give some basic information about those

places.

Describe how human action is affecting the physical world at a local scale. Give some simple examples of

this.

M – Mastery of a topic | S – Secure with the topic | D – Developing knowledge of the topic