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St John’s Church of England Primary School
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Year 1 – 6 Knowledge and Skills Progression for geography
Locational knowledge
Year 1 / 2
Year 3 / 4
Year 5 / 6
Locate and name the world’s seven
continents and five oceans.
Locate and name the continents on a world
map.
Locate the main countries in Europe and
North and South America. Locate and name
principal cities.
Name and locate and identify
characteristics of the four countries and
capital cities of the UK and surrounding
seas.
Locate the main countries of Europe (inc
Russia)
Main countries in Africa / Asia and
Oceania. Identify major cities. (Y6)
Identify capital cities of Europe.
Locate and name countries making up the
British Isles, with their capital cities.
Locate and name the main counties and
cities in / around Yorkshire. (Y4)
Identify longest rivers in the world,
largest deserts, highest mountains.
Compare with UK.
On a world map locate areas of similar
environmental regions, either desert,
rainforest or temperate regions. (Y4)
Identify the position and significance of
Equator, N. and S. Hemisphere, Tropics of
Cancer and Capricorn.
Compare 2 different regions in UK rural /
urban.
Locate and name the main counties and
cities in England.
Linking with history compare land use maps
of UK from past with present, focussing on
land use. (map how land has changed over
time. Y6)
Identify the position and sig of latitude,
longitude and the Greenwich Meridian.
Linking with science, time zones, night and
day.
Name and locate the key topographical
features inc coast, features of erosion,
hills, mountains and rivers. Understand
how these have changed over time. (Y6)
Place knowledge
Year 1 / 2
Study of our own locality.
Similarities and differences through
studying the human and physical geography
of a small area of the UK.
Year 3 / 4
Compare the region of the UK with a region
in Europe, e.g. local hilly area with a flat
one or under sea level. Link with Science,
rocks.
Year 5 / 6
Compare a region in UK with a region in N.
or S. America with sig differences and
similarities. E.g. Link to fairtrade of
bananas in St Lucia.
Understand some of the reasons for
similarities and differences. (Y6)
Similarities and differences through
studying the human and physical geography
of a small area in a contrasting nonEuropean country.
Human and physical geography
Year 1 / 2
Identify seasonal and daily weather
patterns in the UK.
Year 3 / 4
Year 5 / 6
Describe and understand key aspects of;
Describe and understand key aspects of;
Physical geography; water cycle (excluding
transpiration) volcanoes, earthquakes and
mountains
Physical geography; Coasts, rivers, climate
zones, biomes and vegetation belts.
Location of hot and cold areas of the world
in relation to the Equator, North and South
Poles.
Human geography; trade links (could be in
the pre-Roman and Roman era).
Human geography; trade between UK and
Europe
Use geographical vocabulary to refer to:
Key physical features; beach, cliff, coast,
forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil,
valley, vegetation, season and weather.
Types of settlements in Early Britain (linked
to History) Why did people choose to settle
there?
Key human features; city, town, village,
factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour
and shop.
Settlements: villages, towns and cities (Y4)
Fair / unfair distribution of natural
resources to include, energy, food,
minerals and water.
Types of settlements in Viking, Saxon
Britain linked to history.
Skills and fieldwork
Year 1 / 2
Year 3 / 4
Year 5 / 6
Use world maps, atlases and globes to
identify the UK and its countries as well as
the continents and oceans studied in these
years.
Use maps, atlases, globes and digital /
computer mapping (google earth) to locate
countries and describe features of places
studied.
Use maps, atlases, globes and digital /
computer mapping (google earth) to
locate countries and describe features of
places studied.
Use simple compass directions (North, East,
South, West) and directional language e.g.
near, far, left and right), to describe the
location of features and routes on a map.
Learn the 8 points of a compass.
Use the 8 points of a compass
Learn 2 figure grid reference (maths coordinates) 4 figure (Y4)
Use 4 figure grid references, symbols
and keys to build knowledge.
Some basic symbols and key (including use
of simplified ordnance survey maps) to build
knowledge of UK and wider world.
Extend to 6 figure grid references with
teaching latitude and longitude in depth.
(Y6)
Use fieldwork to observe, measure (Y4) and
record human and physical features in the
local area (include using sketching, maps,
plans and graphs as well as digital tech).
Expand map skills to include non-UK
countries. (Y6)
Use fieldwork to observe, measure,
record and present human and physical
features in the local area (include using
sketching, maps, plans and graphs as well
as digital tech).