Geography Place World Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Pupils should develop knowledge about the world, the Place knowledge: United Kingdom and their locality. Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of Locational knowledge: the United Kingdom, a region in a European country, and a region within North or South America Name and locate the world’s seven continents and Locational knowledge five oceans Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major National Curriculum National cities Name and locate the Name and locate seas Locate countries and major Locate the countries and Name, locate and describe Explain interconnections world’s seven continents surrounding the UK, as well cities in Europe (including major cities of North, major world cities. between two areas of the and five oceans on a world as some seas and oceans Russia) on a world map. Central and South America world. Skills Skills map. around the world on a on a world map, atlas or world map or globe. globe A continent is a large area An ocean is a large sea. Countries in Europe include The North American Major cities around the Geographical interconnections of land. The world’s seven There are five oceans on the United Kingdom, continent includes the world include London in the are the ways in which people continents are Africa, our planet called the Arctic, France, Spain, Germany, countries of the USA, UK, New York in the USA, and things are connected. Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Italy and Belgium. Russia is Canada and Mexico as well Shanghai in China, Istanbul Europe, North America and Southern Oceans. Seas part of both Europe and as the Central American in Turkey, Moscow in South America. The five include the Black, Red and Asia. countries of Guatemala, Russia, Manilla in the oceans are the Arctic Caspian Seas. The United Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Philippines, Lagos in Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Kingdom is an island Rica and Panama. The Nigeria, Nairobi in Kenya, Knowledge Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean surrounded by the Atlantic South American continent Baghdad In Iraq, Damascus and Southern Ocean. Ocean, English Channel, includes the countries of in Syria and Mecca in Saudi Irish Sea and North Sea. Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Arabia. Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. Dinosaur Planet Stand-alone lessons (as Stand-alone lessons based Stand-alone lessons based on Stargazers Gallery Rebels – London and 1 lesson taught in previous years) or on map work; could make map work and a wider range Paris (locating animals at risk of link to Beachcombers topic. links to countries of origin of sources: internet research, extinction, using a map of or news items/topical could make links to global issues e.g. deforestation the Continents) issues e.g. environmental (Rainforests) or climate change awareness or other news items/topical Topic / Coverage issues e.g. environmental awareness Geography Place UK Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Pupils should develop knowledge about the world, the United Locational knowledge: Kingdom and their locality. Name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and Locational knowledge: physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding areas Place knowledge Understand geographical similarities and differences through National Curriculum National studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non- European country Name and locate the four Identify characteristics of the Name, locate and describe Create a detailed study of Describe the relative location Describe patterns of human countries of the UK and their four countries and major some major cities in the UK. geographical features, such of a place or geographical population growth and capital cities on a map, atlas cities of the UK. (optional) as a significant river or feature in the UK in relation movement, economic activities, or globe. mountainous region of the to another place or space, land use and human Skills Skills UK. geographical feature. settlement patterns of an area of Identify the topography of an the UK or the wider world area of the UK using contour . lines on a map. The United Kingdom (UK) is a The characteristics of Major cities of the United Significant rivers of the UK Relative location is where A geographical pattern is the union of four countries: countries include their size, Kingdom include London, include the Thames, Severn, something is found in arrangement of objects on the England, Northern Ireland, landscape, capital city, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Trent, Dee, Tyne, Ouse and comparison with other Earth’s surface in relation to one Scotland and Wales. A capital language, currency and key Cardiff, Manchester and Lagan. Significant mountains features. another city is a city that is home to landmarks. England is the Newcastle. and mountain ranges include the government and ruler of biggest country in the United Ben Nevis, Snowdon, a country. London is the Kingdom. Helvellyn, Pen y Fan, the capital city of England, Scottish Highlands and the Belfast is the capital city of Pennines. Northern Ireland, Edinburgh Topography is the Knowledge is the capital city of Scotland arrangement of the natural and Cardiff is the capital city and artificial physical of Wales. The countries of features of an area. the United Kingdom are made up of cities, towns and villages. Geography Bright lights, Big Cities Stand-alone lessons within Tremors. Traders and Raiders. Stargazers – The UK from Gallery Rebels - London (Draw and label a map of the Tunnel, Turrets and Towers 1 lesson. (Saxon shore above Topic / Topic / Covera UK with countries and capitals) forts) Location Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Human and physical geography: Locational knowledge: Identify ………the location of hot and cold areas of Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the world in relation to the Equator and the North the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones National National Curriculum and South Poles (including day and night) Locate hot and cold areas Locate the equator and Locate significant places Identify the location of Identify the location and Identify the position and explain of the world in relation to the North and South Poles using latitude and the Tropics of Cancer and explain the function of the the significance of latitude, the equator. on a world map or globe. longitude. Capricorn on a world map. Prime (or Greenwich) longtitude, equator, Northern Meridian and different Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of time zones (including day Skills Skills and night). Cancer and Capricorn, The Arctic and Antarctic Circles, the Prime (or Greenwich) Meridian and time zones (including day and night). : The equator is an Latitude is the distance The Tropic of Cancer is The Prime (or Greenwich) The Northern Hemisphere is the imaginary line that divides north or south of the 23.4 degrees north of the Meridian is an imaginary part of the Earth that is to the the world into the equator and longitude is equator and Tropic of line that divides the Earth north of the equator. The Northern and Southern the distance east or west Capricorn is 23.4 degrees into eastern and western Southern Hemisphere is the Hemispheres. The North of the Prime Meridian. south of the equator. hemispheres. The time at part of Earth that is to the south Pole is the most northern Greenwich is called of the equator. The Prime point on Earth. The South Greenwich Mean Time Meridian is the imaginary line Pole is the most southern (GMT). Each time zone that from the North Pole to the Knowledge point on Earth. is 15 degrees to the west of South Pole that passes through Greenwich is another hour Greenwich in England and earlier than GMT. Each marks 0 degrees longtitude, time zone 15 degrees to from which all other longtitudes the east is another hour are measured. later. Bright Lights, Big City The Scented Garden Stand-alone lessons for Blue Abyss Stargazers – The Globe Frozen Kingdom understanding based on (Identifying seas and Hola Mexico map work. Make links to Topic / Topic / oceans) . Coverage Tremors and locations of Geography volcanoes for applying skills and knowledge. Position Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Geographical skills and fieldwork: Geographical skills and fieldwork: Use simple compass directions (North, South, East Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of and West) and locational and directional language Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world (for example, near and far; left and right), to National National Curriculum describe the location of features and routes on a map Use simple directional and Use simple compass Use the eight points of a Use the eight points of a Use compass points and Use lines of longitude and positional language to directions to describe the compass to locate a compass, four and six- grid references to latitude or grid references give directions, describe location of features or a geographical feature or figure grid references, interpret maps, including to find the position of the location of features route on a map.