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Parklands Community Primary School Long Term Curriculum Map 2016-2017
GEOGRAPHY
Autumn
The Enchanted Woodland
Topic

YEAR 1

Use simple fieldwork
and observational skills
to study the geography
of the school and it’s
grounds
Use simple compass
directions and location
and directional
language to describe
the location of features
and routes on a map –
Use this to plot a route
– use bee bots, maps
(repeated in “On the
move topic”)
Spring
Yum Yum
 Use world maps,
atlases and globes
Name and locate
the world’s seven
continents and five
oceans
 Farming - where
does our food
come from
On the Move
 Key human
features
including city,
town, port,
harbour through
simple maps and
books
 Use simple
compass
directions and
location and
directional
language to
describe the
location of
features and
routes on a map
– Use this to plot
a route – use bee
bots, maps
Summer
Superheroes
 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
Dinosaurs
 Use basic geographical
vocabulary to refer to
key physical features
mountain, jungles, etc.
Shiver Me Timbers!

Use basic
geographical
vocabulary to refer
to key physical
features including:
beach, cliff, coast,
sea, ocean, island
 Key human
features including
city, town, port
,harbour
 Use world maps,
atlases and globes
 Use simple
compass directions
and location and
directional
language to
describe the
location of
features and
routes on a map
Autumn
Fire and Ice
Topic
YEAR 2
Arctic & Antarctic 2nd Half
 Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five
oceans.
 Identify hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the
Equator and the North and South poles.
 Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical
features including: volcanoes, glacier, iceberg, weather.
 Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify countries,
continents and oceans.
 Use simple compass directions and location and directional
language to describe the location of features and routes on a
map.
Spring
Journeys
Flying around the world 2nd Half
Continents, Oceans and Weather
 Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in
the UK.
 key physical features, including: beach, cliff,
coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, river, soil,
valley, vegetation
Summer
Street Detectives
Wriggle and Crawl
Local geography – Comparsion
 Name, locate and identify
characteristics of the four
countries and capital cities of
the UK and it’s surrounding
seas.
 Understand geographical
similarities and differences
through studying the human
and physical geography of
Chichester and Brasilia
 Key human features including
city, town, streets, shops.
 Use world maps, atlases and
globes to identify the UK and
it’s countries
 Use simple compass directions
and location and directional
language 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.
 Use simple fieldwork and
observational skills to study
the geography of the school
and it’s grounds and the key
human and physical features
of the school’s surrounding
environment
 key human features,
including:, village, factory,
farm, house, office, port,
harbour
.
Autumn
YEAR 3
Topic
Topic
Eco Warriors/
Pack it In
River Adventure
 Locate the world’s
countries using maps
 Name and locate counties
and cities of the UK,
identifying their physical
characteristics such as
hills, mountains and
rivers
 Describe and understand
key aspects of rivers and
mountains and the water
cycle
 Use fieldwork to observe,
measure and record
physical features in the
local area using a range of
methods including sketch
maps, plans and graphs
and digital technologies
Indus Valley
Autumn
A Taste of India

Spring
Summer
Egyptians
Stone Age to Roman
Locate the world’s countries using maps
Spring
I predict a Riot
 Name and locate counties and cities of the UK, identifying
their physical characteristics such as hills, mountains and
rivers
Summer
Carnival of the Animals
Secret Shores
YEAR 4
 Locate the world’s
countries using
maps (focus on
Europe)
 Describe and
understand key
aspects of human
geography
including land use,
economic activity
including trade
links and the
distribution of
natural resources
through the
location of
settlements in
Indus Valley –
 Locate the world’s continents
and countries using maps
Focus on Indus Valley and
India – surrounding countries
 Locate countries using maps
to focus on environmental
regions
 Use maps atlases, globes and
digital/computer mapping to
describe features studied
 Describe key aspects of
physical geography including
climate zones and rivers
 Describe and understand key
aspects of human geography
including land use, economic
activity including trade links
and the distribution of
natural resources
Victorians

 Identify the position
and significance of
latitude, longitude,
equator, northern
hemisphere, southern
hemisphere, tropics,
Arctic and Antarctic
circle, the
Prime/Greenwich
meridian and time
zones including day
and night (these only)
Locate the world’s
 Use maps atlases,
globes and
digital/computer
mapping to describe
features studied
 Describe and
understand key aspects
of physical geography
including coasts,
beaches, erosion
 Use the 8 points of a
compass, 4 and 6 digit
grid references,
symbols and keys to
build their knowledge
of the UK
Use fieldwork to observe,
measure and record the
physical features in the
local are using a range of
methods including sketch
maps, plans and graphs
and digital technologies –
link to fieldwork on
shoreline
Autumn
Topic
 Name and locate
counties and cities of
the UK and
understand how
some of these
aspects have
changed over time
linked to settlements
Space
Spring
Natural Disasters/
Materials
Summer
Greeks
Enterprise
YEAR 5
 Locate the world’s
countries and continents
using maps
The British Empire
during Victorian
Times
Autumn
The Home Front
 Locate the world’s countries using maps to focus on
Europe and North and South America concentrating
on key physical characteristics
 Identify the position and significance of latitude,
longitude, equator, northern hemisphere, southern
hemisphere, tropics, Arctic and Antarctic circle, the
Prime/Greenwich meridian and time zones including
day and night
 Describe key aspects of physical geography including
volcanoes and earthquakes
Spring
Hola Mexico
Our Nation – where good
come from
France
Summer
Survival and Change
YEAR 6
 Locate the world’s countries using maps to focus on
Europe
 Name and locate countries and cities of the UK
identifying land use patterns and understand how
some of these aspects have changed over time
 Locate the world’s countries using maps to focus on
North and South America
 Identify the position and significance of latitude,
longitude, equator, northern hemisphere, southern
hemisphere, tropics, Arctic and Antarctic circle, the
Prime/Greenwich meridian and time zones including
day and night
 Understand geographical similarities and differences
through the study of human and physical geography
of a region of the UK and a region within South
America
 Describe and understand key aspects of physical
geography including climate zones
 Describe and understand key aspects of human
geography including the distribution of natural
resources including energy, food, mineral and water
 Describe and understand key aspects of human
geography including types of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade links and the
distribution of natural resources
 Use maps atlases, globes and digital/computer
mapping to describe features studied
 Use the 8 points of a compass, 4 and 6 digit grid
references, symbols and keys to build their knowledge
 Locate the world’s
countries using maps
to focus on Europe
 Understand
geographical
similarities and
differences through
the study of human
and physical
geography of a region
of the UK and a
region in a European
country
 Describe and
understand key
aspects of human
geography including
types of settlement
and land use,
economic activity
including trade links
and the distribution
of natural resources
 Use maps atlases,
globes and
digital/computer
mapping to describe
features studied
 Use the 8 points of a
compass, 4 and 6 digit
grid references,
symbols and keys to
build their knowledge
of the UK
 Use fieldwork to
observe, measure and
record the physical
features in the local
area using a range of
methods including
sketch maps, plans
and graphs and digital
technologies