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Geography- Statutory curriculum Reception Understanding the World The world: children know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. They talk about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another. They make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Locational knowledge Name, locate & identify characteristics of the 4 countries and capital cities of the UK & its surrounding seas. Locational knowledge Name & locate the World’s 7 continents & 5 oceans. Locational knowledge Locate the World’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical & human characteristics, countries & major cities. Locational knowledge Locate the World’s countries, using maps to focus on North & South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical & human characteristics, countries & major cities. Locational knowledge Identify the position & significance of latitude, longitude, equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer & Capricorn, Arctic & Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian & time zones (including day & night). Place Knowledge Understand geographical similarities & differences through studying the human & physical geography of a small area of the UK. Place Knowledge Understand geographical similarities & differences through studying the human & physical geography of a small area in a contrasting nonEuropean country. Human & physical geography Identify the location of hot & cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator & the North & South Poles. Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: Physical features: Valley, vegetation (plus Yr1 vocab) Human features: Port, harbour (plus Y1 vocab). Place Knowledge Understand geographical similarities & differences through the study of human & physical geography of a region of the UK. Place Knowledge Understand geographical similarities & differences through the study of human & physical geography of a region in a European country. Human & physical geography Describe & understand: Physical geography- river & mountains. Human geography- types of settlement & land use. Human & physical geography Describe & understand: Physical geographyvolcanoes & earthquakes. Locational knowledge Name & locate counties & cities of the UK, geographical regions & their identifying human & physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts & rivers), & land use patterns; & understand how some of these aspects have changed over time. Place Knowledge Understand geographical similarities & differences through the study of human & physical geography of a region within North or South America. Human & physical geography Describe & understand: Physical geography- the water cycle. Human geographyeconomic activity including trade links. Human & physical geography Identify seasonal & daily weather patterns in the UK. Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: Physical features: beach, cliff, coast, forest, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, season & weather, Human features: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, shop. Place Knowledge Human & physical geography Describe & understand: Physical geography- climate zones, biomes & vegetation belts. Human geography- economic activity including the distribution of natural resources (including energy, food, minerals & water). Geographical skills & fieldwork Use World maps, atlases & globes to identify the UK & its countries. Use aerial photographs & plan perspectives to recognise landmarks & basic human & physical features, Use simple fieldwork & observational skills to study the geography off their school & its grounds & the key human & physical features of its surrounding environment. Geographical skills & fieldwork Use World maps, atlases & globes to identify the countries, continents & oceans studied. Use simple compass directions (North, South, East & West) and locational & directional language to describe the location of features & routes on a map. Devise a simple map; and use & construct basic symbols in a key. Geographical skills & fieldwork Use maps, atlases, globes & digital/computer mapping to locate countries & describe features studied. Geographical skills & fieldwork Use the eight points of a compass, four & six figure grid references, symbols & key (including the use of ordnance survey maps) to build their knowledge of the UK & the wider world. Geographical skills & fieldwork Geographical skills & fieldwork Use fieldwork to observe, measure & record the human & physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans, graphs and digital technologies.