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New National Curriculum Geography subject knowledge broken down into year groups.
Key Stage 1.
Pupils should develop knowledge about the world, the United Kingdom and their locality. They should understand basic subject-specific
vocabulary relating to human and physical geography and begin to use geographical skills, including first-hand observation, to enhance their
locational awareness.
Subject Content.
Pupils should be taught to:
Year 1
Locational knowledge
name and locate the world’s seven
continents and five oceans
Year 2
N. America, S. America, Africa,
Europe, Asia, Oceania
& Antarctica
Pacific, Atlantic (North and South)
India , Arctic, Southern Ocean
Locational knowledge
name, locate and identify characteristics
of the four countries and capital cities of
the United Kingdom and its surrounding
seas
Place knowledge
England (London)
Scotland (Edinburgh)
Wales (Cardiff)
N. Ireland (Belfast)
Surrounding seas (North Sea, English
Channel, Irish Sea)
Local study of the school area
extending to learn about Hucknall.
understand geographical similarities and
differences through studying the human
and physical geography of a small area of Physical features include rivers,
the United Kingdom, and of a small area in forests, hills and mountains.
a contrasting non-European country
Human features include towns, cities,
train and tram tracks and roads.
Vocabulary to include village, town and
city.
Recapping local area of Hucknall and
extend to learn about Nottingham and
Nottinghamshire, eg Sherwood Forest.
Physical features include rivers,
forests, hills and mountains.
Human features include towns, cities,
train and tram tracks and roads.
Plus a small area of a Non-European
country, eg Australia.
Pupils should be taught to:
Year 1
Human and physical geography
Hucknall weather diary over 2 weeks
Learn about seasons, days of week and
months of the year.
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
Human and physical geography
use basic geographical vocabulary to
refer to:
key physical features, including: beach,
cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea,
ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation,
season and weather
Beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill,
mountain, sea, ocean, river, valley,
seasons, weather
City, town, village, farm, house, office,
shop
key human features, including: city,
town, village, factory, farm, house,
office, port, harbour and shop
Use in context as part of a unit of
work.
Geographical skills and fieldwork
Use globes, UK maps to identify UK and
its countries.
use world maps, atlases and globes to
identify the United Kingdom and its
countries, as well as the countries,
continents and oceans studied at this key
stage
Year 2
Identify the Equator, North
Pole(Arctic), South Pole (Antarctic) as
cold areas and Africa and Australia as
hot areas.
Keep a comparative weather diary of
Hucknall and the non-European country
they study.
Use a globe and world map
As for Y1 and extend to include:
Ocean, vegetation, soil, factory, port
and harbour
Use in context as part of a unit of
work.
Use globes and atlases to identify
Non-European Country, oceans,
continents and other specific areas
studied in this key stage.
Pupils should be taught to:
Year 1
Year 2
Geographical skills and fieldwork
Vocabulary to include left, right, near
and far.
Vocabulary north, south, east and west
when reading a compass.
use simple compass directions (North,
South, East and West) and locational and
directional language [for example, near
and far; left and right], to describe the
location of features and routes on a map
Geographical skills and fieldwork
use aerial photographs and plan
perspectives to recognise landmarks and
basic human and physical features; devise
a simple map; and use and construct basic
symbols in a key
Geographical skills and fieldwork
use simple fieldwork and observational
skills to study the geography of their
school and its grounds and the key human
and physical features of its surrounding
environment.
Describe simple routes on a map such as
how to travel from Hucknall to
Nottingham.
Devise a simple birds eye view of the
school and its grounds that includes a
simple key.
Use an aerial photo of Hucknall to
recognise the human and physical
features.
Create their own map of Hucknall or
add the physical and human features to
a blank map. This should include a key
that clearly identifies these features.
Fieldwork to observe the school
grounds including playground, buildings,
paths, wildlife areas and other key
features.
Fieldwork to observe features of the
area around school including shops,
houses, roads, use of land and other
human and physical features.
Link this to creating a birds eye view as
outlined above.
Link this to creating a map of the
surrounding area as outlined above.
Other activities could include carrying
out a traffic survey, travelling to
Nottingham on a tram and recording the
route taken pictorially.
New National Curriculum Geography subject knowledge broken down into year groups.
Key stage 2
Pupils should extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the local area to include the United Kingdom and Europe, North and
South America. This will include the location and characteristics of a range of the world’s most significant human and physical features.
They should develop their use of geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to enhance their locational and place knowledge.
Pupils should be taught to:
Locational knowledge
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
Year 3 / 4
Use maps to identify Europe (including
Russia).
Study physical geography including
rivers, mountains,
Study human geography including
settlements, land use, water supply.
Vocabulary
Continent Border States/Countries
EU Country
Nationality & Ethnicity
Year 5 / 6
Use maps to identify North and South
America concentrating on their
environmental regions
Study physical geography including
climate zones, biomes, vegetation belts,
earthquakes and water cycle.
Study human geography including
economic activity, trade links and
distribution of natural resources such
as energy, food, minerals and water
supply.
Vocabulary
Mountains
Population
Region
Rivers
Lakes
Locational knowledge
name and locate counties and cities of
the United Kingdom, geographical
regions and their identifying human and
physical characteristics, key
topographical features (including hills,
mountains, coasts and rivers), and landuse patterns; and understand how some
of these aspects have changed over
time
Pupils should be taught to:
This could be a unit of work taught in
Year 3/4 during the autumn term.
Geographical regions could include
distinct areas such as The Lakes, The
Peak District, The Fens. The Yorkshire
Dales etc….
This will give an opportunity to focus on
topographical features.
Year 3 / 4
Locational knowledge
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)
This unit of work could compare a
understand geographical similarities and region of the United Kingdom (not the
local area) and a region in Europe
differences through the study of
(probably a country or a region within a
human and physical geography of a
country).
region of the United Kingdom, a region
Or it could be 2 separate units of work,
in a European country, and a region
one studying an area of the UK and the
within North or South America
other an area of Europe.
Place knowledge
Year 5 / 6
This could be a unit of work taught in
Year 5/6 during the autumn term.
Understand latitude, longitude, Equator,
hemispheres, tropic, polar circles and
time zones.
This unit of work could compare a
region of the United Kingdom (not the
local area) and a region in North or
South America (probably a country or a
region within a country).
Or it could be 2 separate units of work,
one studying an area of the UK or
Europe and the other an area of North
or South America.
Pupils should be taught to:
Year 3 / 4
Year 5 / 6
Human and physical geography
Study physical geography including
rivers, mountains,
Study physical geography including
climate zones, biomes, vegetation belts,
earthquakes and water cycle.
describe and understand key aspects
of:
physical geography, including: climate
zones, biomes and vegetation belts,
rivers, mountains, volcanoes and
earthquakes, and the water cycle
human geography, including: types of
settlement and land use, economic
activity including trade links, and the
distribution of natural resources
including energy, food, minerals and
water
Pupils should be taught to:
Geographical skills and fieldwork
use maps, atlases, globes and
digital/computer mapping to locate
countries and describe features studied
Study human geography including
settlements, land use, water supply.
Vocabulary
Village
Town
City
Farm
Factory
Office
Shop
House
Hospitals
Year 3 / 4
These resources should be used across
the key stage.
Study human geography including
economic activity, trade links and
distribution of natural resources such
as energy, food, minerals and water
supply.
Year 5 / 6
These resources should be used across
the key stage.
Geographical skills and fieldwork
use the eight points of a compass, four
and six-figure grid references, symbols
and key (including the use of Ordnance
Survey maps) to build their knowledge
of the United Kingdom and the wider
world
Geographical skills and fieldwork
use fieldwork to observe, measure,
record and present the human and
physical features in the local area using
a range of methods, including sketch
maps, plans and graphs, and digital
technologies.
North, East, South and West on a
compass.
4 figure grid references map to
identify position of landmarks in
Nottinghamshire or as a link to PE for
orienteering around the school grounds.
All 8 points of the compass.
4/6 figure grid references on a map.
Use Ordnance Survey maps of United
Kingdom to identify position of famous
landmarks or as a link to PE to
orienteering on an Educational Visit to
Derbyshire and the Peak District.
These skills should be taught across the
key stage.
The fieldwork should be undertaken in
the local area to observe, measure and
record the human and physical
features.
These skills should be taught across the
key stage.
The fieldwork could be undertaken in
the Derbyshire and the Peak District to
record and explain the human and
physical features. This could be linked
to using compass and grid references on
maps.
Key Skills at each Key Stage.
Key Stage 1.
Map skills, continents, hot and cold areas, equator
Devise a simple map with a key, use aerial photographs to
recognise landmarks
Knowledge of countries of UK
Comparing local area with non-European place
Daily weather patterns
Key physical features and human features of places studied
Knowledge of compass directions (4 points)
Carry out field work in the school and its grounds noting key
physical and human features
Key Stage 2.
Locate world countries using maps. Focus on continents of Europe,
North America, South America
Key physical features and human features of places studied (see
new NC objectives)
Name and locate counties and cities of UK, geographical regions,
topographical features including hills, mountains, coasts, rivers
Identify how land is used and how this has changed over time
Map skills including latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern
hemisphere, Southern hemisphere, Tropics of Cancer and
Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic circle, GMT and time zones
including day and night
Study key human and physical features of a region of UK, region
of Europe and region of North or South America
Areas to be covered:
Map skills
UK knowledge
World knowledge
Local study
European study (KS2)
North or South America study (KS2)
International study (KS1)
Identifying key human and physical features of places
Comparing human and physical features of places studied
with local area
Presenting findings in project form (KS2)
Use maps, globes, atlases and computer mapping to locate
countries and describe their features
Knowledge of compass skills (8 points). 4 and 6 figure grid
references, symbols and key including OS maps to build knowledge
of UK and wider world
Carry out fieldwork to observe, record, measure and present key
human and physical features of the local area
Key Stage 1.
Key Stage 1.
Key Stage 1.
Name the four countries of the
UK, their capitals and the
surrounding seas.
Use world maps, atlases and
globes to identify these.
Name and locate the 7
continents and the 5 oceans of
the world.
Use world maps, atlases and
globes to identify these.
Study the local area (Hucknall
and Nottinghamshire).
Physical and human features.
See NC for list of features and
vocabulary to be taught.
Key Stage 1.
Key Stage 1.
Key Stage 1.
Study a non-European
contrasting country.
Physical and human features.
See NC for list of features and
vocabulary to be taught.
Identify seasonal and daily
Fieldwork unit studying the
weather patterns of the UK and human and physical features of
location of Hot and Cold areas
the school and its local area.
of the world in relation to the Use aerial maps and photographs
equator and the North and
to recognise landmarks, devise a
South Poles.
simple map with a key that uses
symbols.
Use simple compass directions
(NSEW) and associated
vocabulary found in NC.
Key Stage 2.
Key Stage 2.
Key Stage 2.
Key Stage 2.
Locate world countries using
maps, focus on Europe
(including Russia), North and
South America.
Concentrate of their
environmental regions, key
human and physical features,
countries and major cities.
Use 8 points of compass, 4
and 6 figure grid references,
symbols and keys (including
OS maps) to build their
knowledge of the UK and the
wider world.
Name and locate counties and
cities of the UK, identifying
key human and physical
features (including hills,
mountains, coasts and rivers),
geographical regions,
land-use patterns including
how these have changed over
time.
Use 8 points of compass, 4
and 6 figure grid references,
symbols and keys (including
OS maps) to build their
knowledge of the UK and the
wider world.
Key Stage 2.
Locational knowledge.
Focus on latitude, longitude,
Equator, Northern and
Southern hemisphere, Tropics
or Cancer and Capricorn,
Arctic and Antarctic Circle,
the Prime and Greenwich
Meridian and time zones
(including day and night).
Use 8 points of compass, 4
and 6 figure grid references,
symbols and keys (including OS
maps) to build their knowledge
of the UK and the wider
world.
Key Stage 2.
Understand similarities and
differences through the study
of human and physical
geographical features of a
region of the UK (See NC for
list of aspects to be studied).
Use maps, atlases, globes and
digital/computer mapping to
locate countries and describe
features studied.
Understand similarities and
differences through the study
of human and physical
geographical features of a
region within North or South
America (See NC for list of
aspects to be studied).
Use maps, atlases, globes and
digital/computer mapping to
locate countries and describe
features studied.
Use fieldwork to observe,
measure, record and present
the human and physical
features in the local area
using a range of methods,
including sketch maps, plans
and graphs, and digital
technologies.
Map skills.
Use 8 points of compass, 4
and 6 figure grid references,
symbols and keys (including OS
maps) to build their knowledge
of the UK and the wider
world.
Key Stage 2.
Understand similarities and
differences through the study
of human and physical
geographical features of a
European country (See NC for
list of aspects to be studied).
Use maps, atlases, globes and
digital/computer mapping to
locate countries and describe
features studied.
Key Stage 2.