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Year group Locational knowledge
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My town Lydney
1
Into the
forest –
Forest of
Dean
Place knowledge
Human and physical
geography
Understanding the world involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their
community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology
and the environment.
Name, locate and identify
characteristics of the
four countries and capital
cities of the United
Kingdom and its
surrounding seas.
Identify seasonal and
daily weather patterns in
the United Kingdom and
the location of 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 and human
features.
2
Busy city
(Comparative
Skills and
fieldwork
Name and locate the
world’s seven continents
and five oceans.
Understand geographical
similarities and
differences through
studying the human and
physical geography of a
Use basic geographical
vocabulary to refer to
key physical and human
features of a less
familiar area.
Use maps, atlases and
globes to identify the
United Kingdom and its
countries.
Use simple compass
directions (north,
south, east, west) and
locational and
directional language
(near/far, left/right)
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;
Key
vocabulary
Recognise
Identify
Locate
Describe
Observe
Reason
Devise and
construct
Understand
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Geography Yearly Coverage Map
small area of the United
Kingdom, and of a small
area in a contrasting nonEuropean country.
study)
Gloucester
3
United
Kingdom,
united us!
Comparative
study
(UK/Europe)
3/4
United
Kingdom,
Locate the world’s
countries, using maps to
focus on Europe (including
the location of Russia) and
North and South America,
concentrating on their
environmental regions, key
physical and human
characteristics, countries
and major cities.
Name and locate counties
and cities of the United
Kingdom.
Study a region of the UK
(not local area) and a
comparative region in
europe.
devise a simple map;
and use and construct
basic symbols in a key.
Use simple fieldwork
and observational skills
to study the geography
of our school and its
grounds and the key
human and physical
features of its
surrounding
environment.
Describe and understand Use maps, atlases,
key aspects of: physical
globes and
and human geography
digital/computer
including:
mapping to locate
climate, rivers, mountains, countries and describe
volcanoes, earthquakes, features studied.
settlements, trade links.
Use the eight points of
the compass, four and
six-figure grid
references, symbols
and key (including the
use of Ordnance Survey
Name
Recognise
Identify
Locate
Describe
Observe
Reason
Measure
Record
Present
Understand
Conclude
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Geography Yearly Coverage Map
maps) to build their
knowledge of the
United Kingdom and the
wider world.
united us!
Comparative
study
(UK/Europe)
Use fieldwork to
observe, measure and
record the human and
physical features in the
local area using a range
of methods, including
sketch maps, plans and
graphs and digital
technologies.
4
United
Kingdom,
united us!
Comparative
study
(UK/Europe)
5
Spreading
our wings
Comparative
study Region
in a European
country/regi
on within
Identify the position and
significance of latitude,
longitude, Equator,
Northern Hemisphere,
Southern Hemisphere,
The Tropics of Cancer and
Capricorn, 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 in Europe and a
region within North
America.
Describe and understand
key aspects of physical
and human geography
including: Understand
biomes, vegetation belts,
land use, economic
activity, and distribution
of resources.
Use maps, atlases,
globes and
digital/computer
mapping to locate
countries and describe
features studied.
Use the eight points of
the compass, four and
six-figure grid
references, symbols
Make
judgements
Evaluate
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Geography Yearly Coverage Map
North
America
6
Spreading
our wings
Comparative
study Region
in a European
country/regi
on within
North
America
and key (including the
use of Ordnance Survey
maps) to build their
knowledge of the
United Kingdom and the
wider world.
Use fieldwork to
observe, measure and
record the human and
physical features in the
local area using a range
of methods, including
sketch maps, plans and
graphs and digital
technologies.