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Geography

GeographyMilePost1

KeySkills

NationalCurriculum IPClearningGoalsUseworldmaps,atlasesandglobestoidentifytheUKanditscountries,aswellasthecountries,continentsandoceansstudiedatthiskeystage

1.11

Beabletousemapsatavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandsimplegeographicalfeaturesofthehost/homecountry.

1.12 Beabletousesecondarysourcestoobtainsimplegeographicalinformation

Usesimplecompassdirections(N,S,E,W)andlocationalanddirectionallanguage(far,near,left,right)todescribethelocationoffeaturesandroutesonamap

1.7

Beabletousegeographicalterms

1.8 Beabletofollowdirections

Useaerialphotosandplanperspectivestorecognizelandmarksandbasichumanandphysicalfeatures;deviseasimplemap;anduseandconstructbasicsymbolsinakey

1.10

Beabletomakemapsandplansofrealandimaginaryplaces,usingpicturesandsymbols


Usesimplefieldworkandobservationalskillstostudythegeographyoftheirschoolanditsgroundsandthehumanandphysicalfeaturesofitssurroundingenvironment

1.1

Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesofparticularlocalities

1.3

Knowabouthowlandandbuildingsareusedinparticularlocalities

1.9

Beabletodescribethegeographicalfeaturesoftheschoolsiteandotherfamiliarplaces


KeyKnowledgeNationalCurriculum IPCLearningGoalNameandlocatetheworld’ssevencontinentsandfiveoceans

1.5 Knowthattheworldextendsbeyondtheirownlocalityandthattheplacestheystudyexistwithinabroadergeographicalcontext

Name,locateandidentifycharacteristicsofthefourcountriesandcapitalcitiesoftheUKanditssurroundingseas

1.1 Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesofparticularlocalities

1.11 Beabletousemapsatavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandsimplegeographicalfeaturesofthehost/homecountry.

UnderstandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughstudyingthehumanandphysicalgeographyofasmallareaoftheUK,andofasmallareainacontrasingnon-Europeancountry


1.2 Knowaboutsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweendifferentlocalities

1.5 Knowthattheworldextendsbeyondtheirownlocalityandthattheplacestheystudyexistwithinabroadergeographicalcontext

IdentifyseasonalanddailyweatherpatternsintheUKandthelocationofhotandcoldareasoftheworldinrelationtotheequatorandtheNorthandSouthPoles

1.4 Knowabouttheweatherandclimaticconditionsinparticularlocalitiesandhowtheyaffecttheenvironmentandthelivesofpeoplelivingthere.

Usebasicgeographicalvocabularytoreferto• keyphysicalfeatures,incl:beach,cliff,

coast,forest,mountain,sea,ocean,river,soil,valley,vegetation,seasonandweather.

• keyhumanfeatures,incl:city,town,village,factory,farm,house,office,port,harborandshop


1.3 Knowabouthowlandandbuildingsareusedinparticularlocalities

1.7 Beabletousegeographicalterms1.9 Beabletodescribethegeographicalfeaturesoftheschool

siteandotherfamiliarplaces1.13 Beabletoexpressviewsontheattractiveandunattractive

featuresofanenvironment1.14 Beabletocommunicatetheirgeographicalknowledgeand

understandinginavarietyofways

GeographyMilePost2

KeySkills

NationalCurriculum IPClearningGoalsUseworldmaps,atlases,globesanddigital/computermappingtolocatecountriesanddescribefeaturesstudied

2.8

Beabletousemapsatavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandgeographicalfeaturesofparticularlocalities

Usethe8pointsofthecompass,fourandsixfiguregridreferences,symbolsandkey(inclOrdnanceSurveymaps)tobuildtheirknowledgeoftheUKandthewiderworld

2.5

Beabletousegeographicalterms

2.12 Understandhowplacesfitintoawidergeographicalcontext

Usefieldworktoobserve,measure,recordandpresentthehumanandphysicalfeaturesinthelocalareausingarangeofmethods,inclsketchmaps,plansandgraphs,anddigitaltechnologies

2.6

Beabletodescribethemaingeographicalfeaturesoftheareaimmediatelysurroundingtheschool

2.7 BeabletomakesimplemapsandplansoffamiliarlocationsBeabletousesecondarysourcestoobtaingeographicalinformation

2.9

KeyKnowledge

NationalCurriculum IPCLearningGoalLocatetheworld’scountries,usingmapstofocusonEurope)inclthelocationofRussia)andNorthandSouthAmerica,concentratingontheirenvironmentalregions,keyphysicalandhumancharacteristics,countries,andmajorcities

2.8 Beabletousemapsatavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandgeographicalfeaturesofparticularlocalities

2.12 Understandhowplacesfitintoawidergeographicalcontext

NameandlocatecountriesandcitiesoftheUk,geographicalregionsandtheiridentifyinghumanandphysicalcharacteristics,keytopographicalfeatures(inclhills,mountains,coastsandrivers),andlandusepatterns;andunderstandhowsomeoftheseaspectshavechangedovertime

2.1 Knowhowparticularlocalitieshavebeenaffectedbyhumanactivities

2.2 Knowhowparticularlocalitieshavebeenaffectedbynaturalfeaturesandprocesses

2.10 Beabletoexpressviewsonthefeaturesofanenvironmentandthewayitisbeingharmedorimproved

2.11 Beabletocommunicatetheirgeographicalknowledgeandunderstandingtoaskandanswerquestionsaboutgeographicalandenvironmentalfeatures

Identifythepositionandsignificanceoflatitude,longitude,equator,NorthernHemisphere,theTropicsofCancerandCapricorn,ArcticandAntarcticCircle,thePrime/GreenwichMeridianandthetimezones(incldayandnight)

2.4 Knowabouttheweatherandclimaticconditionsinthehostcountryandhowtheyaffecttheenvironmentandthelivesofpeoplelivingthere

2.5 Beabletousegeographicalterms2.8 Beabletousemapsatavarietyofscalestolocatethe

positionandgeographicalfeaturesofparticularlocalitiesUnderstandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughthestudyofhumanandphysicalgeographyofaregionoftheUK,aregioninaEuropeancountry,andaregionwithinNorthorSouthAmerica

2.11 Beabletocommunicatetheirgeographicalknowledgeandunderstandingtoaskandanswerquestionsaboutgeographicalandenvironmentalfeatures

Describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof: 2.1 Knowhowparticularlocalitieshavebeenaffectedbyhumanactivities

• Physicalgeography,incl:climatezones,biomesandvegetationbelts,rivers,mountains,volcanoesandearthquakes,andthewatercycle

• Humangeography,incl:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincltradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesinclenergy,food,mineralsandwater

2.2 Knowhowparticularlocalitieshavebeenaffectedbynaturalfeaturesandprocesses

2.3 Knowhowthenatureofparticularlocalitiesaffectthelivesofpeoplelivingthere

2.4 Knowabouttheweatherandclimaticconditionsinthehostcountryandhowtheyaffecttheenvironmentandthelivesofpeoplelivingthere

2.5 Beabletousegeographicalterms2.11 Beabletocommunicatetheirgeographicalknowledgeand

understandingtoaskandanswerquestionsaboutgeographicalandenvironmentalfeatures

2.13 Understandthatthequalityoftheenvironmentcanbesustainedandimproved

GeographyMilePost3

KeySkills

NationalCurriculum IPClearningGoalsUseworldmaps,atlases,globesanddigital/computermappingtolocatecountriesanddescribefeaturesstudied

3.2

Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesandenvironmentalissuesinparticularlocalities.

3.20 Beabletouseandinterpretglobesandmapsinavarietyofscales

3.21 Beabletousemapsinavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandgeographicalfeaturesoftheirhomecountryandtown,andthecountriesandtownwheretheirpeershavelived

Usethe8pointsofthecompass,fourandsixfiguregridreferences,symbolsandkey(inclOrdnanceSurveymaps)tobuildtheirknowledgeoftheUKandthewiderworld

3.17 Beabletouseinstrumentstomakemeasurements

3.19 Beabletomakeplansandmapsinavarietyofscalesusingsymbolsandkeys

3.20 BeabletouseandinterpretglobesandmapsIavarietyofscales

Usefieldworktoobserve,measure,recordandpresentthehumanandphysicalfeaturesinthelocalareausingarangeofmethods,inclsketchmaps,plansandgraphs,anddigitaltechnologies

3.7

Knowaboutthegeographyoftheareaaroundtheschool

3.13 Beabletouseavarietyofsourcestogathergeographicalinformation

3.14 Beabletousesecondarysourcestoobtaingeographicalinformation

3.16 Beabletocollectandrecordevidencetoanswergeographicalquestions

3.17 Beabletouseappropriategeographicalvocabularytodescribeandinterprettheirsurroundings

3.18 Beabletouseinstrumentstomakemeasurements3.19 Beabletomakeplansandmapsinavarietyofscalesusing

symbolsandkeys3.24 Beabletocommunicatetheirknowledgeand

understandingofgeographyinavarietyofways

KeyKnowledgeNationalCurriculum IPCLearningGoalLocatetheworld’scountries,usingmapstofocusonEurope(inclthelocationofRussia)andNorthandSouthAmerica,concentratingontheirenvironmentalregions,keyphysicalandhumancharacteristics,countries,andmajorcities

3.1 Knowthatthestudyofgeographyisconcernedwithplacesandenvironmentsintheworldaroundthem

3.2 Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesandenvironmentalissuesinparticularlocalities


NameandlocatecountriesandcitiesoftheUk,geographicalregionsandtheiridentifyinghumanandphysicalcharacteristics,keytopographicalfeatures(inclhills,mountains,coastsandrivers),andlandusepatterns;andunderstandhowsomeoftheseaspectshavechangedovertime


3.5 Knowaboutrecentandproposedchangesinparticularlocalities

3.6/8 Knowaboutthemajorgeographicalfeaturesofthehost/homecountry


Identifythepositionandsignificanceoflatitude,longitude,equator,NorthernHemisphere,theTropicsofCancerandCapricorn,ArcticandAntarcticCircle,thePrime/GreenwichMeridianandthetimezones(incldayandnight)



UnderstandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughthestudyofhumanandphysicalgeographyofaregionoftheUK,aregioninaEuropeancountry,andaregionwithinNorthorSouthAmerica

3.3 Knowaboutsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenparticularlocalities

3.22 Beabletoexplainhowphysicalandhumanprocessesleadtosimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenplaces

Describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:• Physicalgeography,incl:climatezones,

biomesandvegetationbelts,rivers,mountains,volcanoesandearthquakes,andthewatercycle

• Humangeography,incl:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincltradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesinclenergy,food,mineralsandwater

3.1 Knowthatthestudyofgeographyisconcernedwithplacesandenvironmentsintheworldaroundthem


3.4 Knowhowthefeaturesofparticularlocalitiesinfluencethenatureofhumanactivitieswithinthem

3.9/10 Knowabouttheweatherandclimaticconditionsintheirhome/hostcountryandhowtheyaffecttheenvironmentandlivesofpeoplelivingthere

3.11 Knowhowpeopleaffecttheenvironment3.12 Beabletoenquireintogeographicalfactorsandtheir

effectsonpeople3.15 Beabletoidentifygeographicalpatternsandtousetheir

knowledgeandunderstandingtoexplainthem3.23 Beabletoexplainhowplacesarelinkedthrough

movementofgoodsandpeople3.25 Understandhowlocalitiesareaffectedbynatural

featuresandprocesses3.26 Understandhowandwhypeopleseektomanageand

sustaintheirenvironment3.27 Understandhowthegeographicalfeaturesofthehost

countryaffectthelivesofthepeoplewholivethere

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