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Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Name, locate and
identify
characteristics of the
four countries and
capital cities of the
United Kingdom and
its surrounding seas
Name and locate
the world’s seven
continents and five
oceans
UK FOCUS
EUROPE/SPAIN
FOCUS
THE AMERICAS/ST
LUCIA FOCUS
WORLDWIDE FOCUS
Locate and name the
continents on a World
Map
On a world map, locate
areas of similar
environmental regions,
either desert, rainforest
or temperate regions.
(Use world maps,
atlases and globes to
identify)
Identify seasonal and
daily weather
patterns in the United
Kingdom
Identify the location
of hot and cold areas
of the world in
relation to the
Equator and the
North and South
Poles
Use simple fieldwork
and observational
skills to study the
geography of their
school and its
grounds, and the key
human and physical
features of its
surrounding
environment.
(Use world maps,
atlases and globes
to identify)
Understand
geographical
similarities and
differences through
studying the human
and physical
geography of Great
Yarmouth, and a
small area in a
country in Asia
Name and locate
and name the
countries making up
the British Isles, with
their capital cities
Name and locate the
main counties and
cities in/around UK
Name and locate
key topographical
features of the UK
(including hills,
mountains, coasts
and rivers), and
land-use patterns;
and understand how
some of these
aspects have
changed over time.
Understand
geographical
similarities and
differences through
the study of human
(focus on types of
settlement and land
use) and physical
geography of a
region in the UK
Use simple
fieldwork and
observational skills
to study the
geography of their
school and i’s
grounds, and the
key human and
physical features of
its surrounding
environment.
Enquiry question:
How safe is Suffolk
Road? (Links to
PSHE)
Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer
to:
• Key physical features, including: beach,
cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea,
ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation,
season and weather
• Key human features, including: city, town,
village, factory, farm, house, office, port,
harbour and shop
• Use simple compass directions (North,
South, East and West) and locational and
directional language [for example, near
and far; left and right], to describe the
location of features and routes on a map
• Use aerial photographs and plan
perspectives to recognise landmarks and
basic human and physical features
• Devise a simple map and use and
construct basic symbols in a key
Identify the position
and significance of
Equator, Northern
and Southern
Hemisphere and the
Tropics of Cancer and
Capricorn
Locate the main
countries of Europe
Identify capital cities of
Europe
Identify climate zones,
biomes and vegetation
belts
Rivers - Describe
some of the physical
characteristics
(geomorphology)
(Link to water cycle in
Science)
Understand
geographical
similarities and
differences through the
study of human and
physical geography of
a region in a European
country (Spain)
Locate the main
countries North or
South America. Locate
and name principal
cities
Identify climate zones,
biomes and vegetation
belts
Mountains and
volcanoes -Describe
some of the physical
characteristics
(geomorphology)
Understand
geographical
similarities and
differences through the
study of human (focus
on economic activity
including trade links)
and physical
geography of a region
within South America
(St. Lucia)
Identify the position and
significance of latitude,
longitude, the
Prime/Greenwich Meridian
and time zones (including
day and night)
On a world map locate the
main countries in Africa,
Asia and
Australasia/Oceania.
Identify their main
environmental regions, key
physical and human
characteristics, and major
cities.
Earthquakes - Describe
some of the physical
characteristics
(geomorphology)
A study of some of the
current issues around the
distribution of natural
resources:
• Energy
• Food
• Minerals
• Water - Sanitation
(With a focus on countries
within Africa)
Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area
using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies
Collect, analyse and communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps,
numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length.
Year 3: Through the window: How has the view from the window changed?
(How has Great Yarmouth’s land use changed over the past 200 years?)
Year 4: Should Gapton Hall be put on a bus route?
Year 5: What impact has tourism had on Great Yarmouth?
(Has it changed over time? What can we do to increase tourism?)
Year 6: Help! I’m a coastal resident, get me out of here!
Why are our beaches disappearing, what is the impact and what can we do about it?
Use and interpret a
range of sources of
geographical
information,
including maps,
diagrams, globes,
aerial photographs,
Geographical
Information Systems
(GIS) and
digital/computer
mapping (Google
Earth and Digimaps)
Use and interpret a
range of sources of
geographical
information, including
maps, diagrams,
globes, aerial
photographs,
Geographical
Information Systems
(GIS) and
digital/computer
mapping (Google Earth
and Digimaps)
Use and interpret a
range of sources of
geographical
information, including
maps, diagrams,
globes, aerial
photographs,
Geographical
Information Systems
(GIS) and
digital/computer
mapping (Google
Earth and Digimaps)
Learn and use the
eight points of a
compass, two-figure
grid references
(Links with maths),
symbols and key
(including the use of
Ordnance Survey
maps) to build their
knowledge of the
United Kingdom and
the wider world
Learn and use the
eight points of a
compass, four-figure
grid references (Links
with maths), symbols
and key (including the
use of Ordnance
Survey maps) to build
their knowledge of the
United Kingdom and
the wider world
Learn and use the
eight points of a
compass, four-figure
grid references (Links
with maths), symbols
and key (including the
use of Ordnance
Survey maps) to build
their knowledge of the
United Kingdom and
the wider world
Use and interpret a range
of sources of geographical
information, including
maps, diagrams, globes,
aerial photographs,
Geographical Information
Systems (GIS) and
digital/computer mapping
(Google Earth and
Digimaps)
Learn and use the eight
points of a compass, sixfigure grid references
(Links with maths),
symbols and key (including
the use of Ordnance
Survey maps) to build their
knowledge of the United
Kingdom and the wider
world