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GEOGRAPHY - 2014/2015
Autumn 1
YR 1
YR 2
YR 3
YR 4
YR 5
YR 6
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Understand that we live on an island called Great Britain, that
Understand geographical similarities & differences
Weather
England is in Great Britain, Leicester is in England & that London is between Leicester and a Greek island, e.g. Crete
Identify weather patterns in the UK & the North & South
the capital city
Poles
Use simple fieldwork & observational skills to study the impact of
the Romans on Leicester
Use simple compass directions and locational language (near, far)
Use world maps, atlases, globes & street maps to identify the UK & countries studied
Use basic geographical vocabulary to describe key physical features (beach, forest, river) & key human features (town, farm, shop, canal)
Name, locate & identify characteristics of the 4 countries & capital
Understand geographical similarities & differences
Weather
cities of the UK & its surrounding seas
between Leicester and a location in Greece
Identify weather patterns in the UK & locations on the
Name & locate the world’s continents & oceans
Equator
Use simple fieldwork & observational skills to study the geography
of the school’s surrounding environment
Use world maps, atlases, globes & aerial photos to identify the UK & countries studied
Use basic geographical vocabulary to describe key physical features (coast, hill, valley) & key human features (city, factory, office block, canal)
Use fieldwork to observe, measure & record the human & physical
Name & locate the major cities in the UK, mountain
Understand geographical similarities & differences
features in the local area, using sketch maps, plans & graphs &
ranges & rivers
between Leicester and another area of the UK
digital technologies
Name & locate Leicester, the county of Leicestershire &
the River Soar (source to mouth)
Use world maps, atlases, globes & aerial photos to identify the UK & countries studied
Use basic geographical vocabulary to describe key physical features (coast, hill, valley) & key human features (city, factory, office block, canal)
Use maps to focus on Europe, concentrating on location of
Describe & understand key aspects of rivers &
Understand geographical similarities & differences
countries, environmental regions, key physical/human features &
mountains
through the study of a region in a European country
major cities
Volcanoes and Earth Quakes
Revise map work from previous years
Human Geography:
YR 6Locate the world’s countries using maps to focus
Use fieldwork to observe, measure and record the human
on South America, concentrating on their environmental and physical features in the local area, using sketch
regions, key human & physical characteristics,
maps, plans, graphs and digital technologies.
countries and major cities
Use 8 points of the compass, 4 figure grid references,
symbols and keys (os maps) to build knowledge
Identify the position & significance of latitude, longitude, Equator,
Revise map work from previous years
Human Geography:
N/S Hemispheres, Tropics of Cancer/Capricorn, Arctic/Antarctic
Locate the world’s countries using maps to focus on
Types of settlements & land-use, trade links, distribution
Circles & time zones
South America, concentrating on their environmental
of natural resources – around the world
Climate zones, biomes & vegetation belts
regions, key human & physical characteristics,
countries and major cities