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Geography Learning Overview 2016 - 2017
Year Group
Locational Knowledge
Place Knowledge
Human and Physical Geography
1
Locate on an outline map the 4
countries of the UK, their
capital cities and its
surrounding seas.
Can understand geographical
similarities and differences
through studying the human
and physical geography of a
small area of the United
Kingdom.
Can recognise and make
observations about some of
the human and physical
features of a locality.
Can identify daily and seasonal
weather patterns in the UK.
Use basic vocabulary to refer
to human features- farm,
house, office, port, harbour,
shop, factory.
2
Locate and name on an outline
map the world’s seven
continents and five oceans.
Can identify and describe the
similarities and differences
between their locality and a
small area of a contrasting
non-European country.
Use basic geographical
vocabulary to refer to physical
features- season, weather,
sea, hill, beach, coast.
Use basic vocabulary to refer
to human features- city, town,
village.
Use basic geographical
vocabulary to refer to physical
features- cliff, forest, soil,
vegetation, valley, mountain.
Geographical Skills and
Fieldwork
Use maps to identify the UK
and its countries.
Devise a simple map.
Use simple directional and
locational language to describe
the location of features on a
map.
Use simple fieldwork and
observational skills to study
the school and its grounds.
Use aerial photographs to
locate features of the local
area.
Can locate on a world map hot
and cold areas of the world in
relation to the equator and the
poles.
Use atlases, world maps and
globes to identify some nonEuropean countries.
Use compass directions-
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North, South, East, West to
describe the location of routes
and features on maps.
Use maps and aerial
photographs to recognise
landmarks and basic human and
physical features.
3
To locate some of the world’s
countries on a map, focussing
on Europe.
To name and locate counties
and major cities of the United
Kingdom.
To identify the Equator,
Northern Hemisphere,
Southern Hemisphere, the
Tropics of Cancer and
Capricorn.
To understand geographical
similarities and differences
through the study of human
and physical geography of a
region in South America
compared to the UK.
To identify key aspects of:
physical geography, including:
climate zones, biomes and
vegetation belts, rivers,
Use fieldwork and
observational skills to study
the key features of their
surrounding environment.
To use maps, atlases and
globes to locate some
countries in Europe eg- UK,
Italy, France, Spain.
human geography, including:
types of settlement and land
use and the distribution of
natural resources.
To identify climate zones,
vegetation belts and biomes on
a world map.
To understand the use of
symbols on maps and in atlases.
To use the 4 points of the
compass when reading maps
and atlases.
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4
To locate the world’s
countries, focussing on Europe
and its environmental regions
using maps.
To identify the position and
significance of latitude,
longitude, Equator, Northern
Hemisphere, Southern
Hemisphere, the Tropics of
Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic
and Antarctic Circle using
maps, atlases and globes.
5
To locate world countries,
focussing on Europe (including
Russia) finding their key
physical and human
characteristics and major
cities.
To understand geographical
similarities and differences
through the study of human
and physical geography of a
region in the UK.
To understand geographical
similarities and differences
through the study of human
and physical geography of a
region of the United Kingdom
and a region in a European
country.
To describe and key aspects
of:
physical geography, including:
climate zones, rivers,
mountains, volcanoes and
earthquakes.
To use fieldwork to observe,
measure and record the human
and physical features in the
local area.
To use maps, atlases and
globes to locate countries in
Europe and describe and label
physical features of a
European country.
human geography, including:
land use, economic activity
including trade links, and the
distribution of natural
resources including food.
To use the eight points of a
compass and four figure grid
references to locate towns in
Britain and Europe.
To describe and understand
key aspects of:
physical geography, including:
climate zones, biomes and
vegetation belts.
To identify and locate on an
outline map a selection of UK
counties.
human geography, including:
types of settlement and land
use, economic activity including
To create sketch maps and
plans in fieldwork of the local
area.
To identify on maps different
patterns of land use and can
describe how these have
changed over time.
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To name and locate counties
and cities of the United
Kingdom, geographical regions
and their identifying human
and physical characteristics,
and land-use patterns; and
understand how some of these
aspects have changed over
time.
trade links, and the
distribution of natural
resources including energy,
food, minerals and water.
To use digital/computer
mapping to identify the local
settlement.
To use the eight points of a
compass and six-figure grid
references.
To identify countries on a map
or globe in relation to the
latitude, longitude, Equator,
Northern Hemisphere,
Southern Hemisphere, the
Tropics of Cancer and
Capricorn, Arctic and
Antarctic Circle.
6
To locate the world’s
countries, using maps focussing
on North and South America,
concentrating on their
environmental regions, key
physical and human
characteristics, countries, and
major cities.
To identify and describe
climate zones, vegetation belts
and biomes on a world map.
To use and understand symbols
and keys (including the use of
Ordnance Survey maps) when
studying the United Kingdom
and one country in Europe.
To understand geographical
similarities and differences
through the study of human
and physical geography of a
region of the United Kingdom,
and a region within North or
South America.
To describe and understand
key aspects of:
physical geography, including:
climate zones, biomes and
vegetation belts, rivers,
mountains, and the water cycle.
human geography, including:
To create maps, collect data
and create graphs in fieldwork
in the local area.
To use maps, atlases, globes
and digital/computer mapping
to locate countries in the
Americas and describe the
features.
To use the eight points of a
compass and six-figure grid
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To locate geographical regions
and their identifying human
and physical characteristics,
key topographical features
(including hills, mountains,
coasts and rivers)
To identify and understand
the Prime/Greenwich Meridian
and time zones (including day
and night)
types of settlement and land
use, economic activity including
trade links, and the
distribution of natural
resources including energy,
food, minerals and water.
references to describe routes
and locations.
To use fieldwork to observe,
measure and record the human
and physical features in the
local area using digital
technologies.