Geography
GeographyMilePost1
KeySkills
NationalCurriculum IPClearningGoalsUseworldmaps,atlasesandglobestoidentifytheUKanditscountries,aswellasthecountries,continentsandoceansstudiedatthiskeystage
1.11
Beabletousemapsatavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandsimplegeographicalfeaturesofthehost/homecountry.
1.12 Beabletousesecondarysourcestoobtainsimplegeographicalinformation
Usesimplecompassdirections(N,S,E,W)andlocationalanddirectionallanguage(far,near,left,right)todescribethelocationoffeaturesandroutesonamap
1.7
Beabletousegeographicalterms
1.8 Beabletofollowdirections
Useaerialphotosandplanperspectivestorecognizelandmarksandbasichumanandphysicalfeatures;deviseasimplemap;anduseandconstructbasicsymbolsinakey
1.10
Beabletomakemapsandplansofrealandimaginaryplaces,usingpicturesandsymbols
1.12 Beabletousesecondarysourcestoobtainsimplegeographicalinformation
Usesimplefieldworkandobservationalskillstostudythegeographyoftheirschoolanditsgroundsandthehumanandphysicalfeaturesofitssurroundingenvironment
1.1
Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesofparticularlocalities
1.3
Knowabouthowlandandbuildingsareusedinparticularlocalities
1.9
Beabletodescribethegeographicalfeaturesoftheschoolsiteandotherfamiliarplaces
1.12 Beabletousesecondarysourcestoobtainsimplegeographicalinformation
KeyKnowledgeNationalCurriculum IPCLearningGoalNameandlocatetheworld’ssevencontinentsandfiveoceans
1.5 Knowthattheworldextendsbeyondtheirownlocalityandthattheplacestheystudyexistwithinabroadergeographicalcontext
Name,locateandidentifycharacteristicsofthefourcountriesandcapitalcitiesoftheUKanditssurroundingseas
1.1 Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesofparticularlocalities
1.11 Beabletousemapsatavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandsimplegeographicalfeaturesofthehost/homecountry.
UnderstandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughstudyingthehumanandphysicalgeographyofasmallareaoftheUK,andofasmallareainacontrasingnon-Europeancountry
1.1 Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesofparticularlocalities
1.2 Knowaboutsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweendifferentlocalities
1.5 Knowthattheworldextendsbeyondtheirownlocalityandthattheplacestheystudyexistwithinabroadergeographicalcontext
IdentifyseasonalanddailyweatherpatternsintheUKandthelocationofhotandcoldareasoftheworldinrelationtotheequatorandtheNorthandSouthPoles
1.4 Knowabouttheweatherandclimaticconditionsinparticularlocalitiesandhowtheyaffecttheenvironmentandthelivesofpeoplelivingthere.
Usebasicgeographicalvocabularytoreferto• keyphysicalfeatures,incl:beach,cliff,
coast,forest,mountain,sea,ocean,river,soil,valley,vegetation,seasonandweather.
• keyhumanfeatures,incl:city,town,village,factory,farm,house,office,port,harborandshop
1.1 Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesofparticularlocalities
1.3 Knowabouthowlandandbuildingsareusedinparticularlocalities
1.7 Beabletousegeographicalterms1.9 Beabletodescribethegeographicalfeaturesoftheschool
siteandotherfamiliarplaces1.13 Beabletoexpressviewsontheattractiveandunattractive
featuresofanenvironment1.14 Beabletocommunicatetheirgeographicalknowledgeand
understandinginavarietyofways
GeographyMilePost2
KeySkills
NationalCurriculum IPClearningGoalsUseworldmaps,atlases,globesanddigital/computermappingtolocatecountriesanddescribefeaturesstudied
2.8
Beabletousemapsatavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandgeographicalfeaturesofparticularlocalities
Usethe8pointsofthecompass,fourandsixfiguregridreferences,symbolsandkey(inclOrdnanceSurveymaps)tobuildtheirknowledgeoftheUKandthewiderworld
2.5
Beabletousegeographicalterms
2.12 Understandhowplacesfitintoawidergeographicalcontext
Usefieldworktoobserve,measure,recordandpresentthehumanandphysicalfeaturesinthelocalareausingarangeofmethods,inclsketchmaps,plansandgraphs,anddigitaltechnologies
2.6
Beabletodescribethemaingeographicalfeaturesoftheareaimmediatelysurroundingtheschool
2.7 BeabletomakesimplemapsandplansoffamiliarlocationsBeabletousesecondarysourcestoobtaingeographicalinformation
2.9
KeyKnowledge
NationalCurriculum IPCLearningGoalLocatetheworld’scountries,usingmapstofocusonEurope)inclthelocationofRussia)andNorthandSouthAmerica,concentratingontheirenvironmentalregions,keyphysicalandhumancharacteristics,countries,andmajorcities
2.8 Beabletousemapsatavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandgeographicalfeaturesofparticularlocalities
2.12 Understandhowplacesfitintoawidergeographicalcontext
NameandlocatecountriesandcitiesoftheUk,geographicalregionsandtheiridentifyinghumanandphysicalcharacteristics,keytopographicalfeatures(inclhills,mountains,coastsandrivers),andlandusepatterns;andunderstandhowsomeoftheseaspectshavechangedovertime
2.1 Knowhowparticularlocalitieshavebeenaffectedbyhumanactivities
2.2 Knowhowparticularlocalitieshavebeenaffectedbynaturalfeaturesandprocesses
2.10 Beabletoexpressviewsonthefeaturesofanenvironmentandthewayitisbeingharmedorimproved
2.11 Beabletocommunicatetheirgeographicalknowledgeandunderstandingtoaskandanswerquestionsaboutgeographicalandenvironmentalfeatures
Identifythepositionandsignificanceoflatitude,longitude,equator,NorthernHemisphere,theTropicsofCancerandCapricorn,ArcticandAntarcticCircle,thePrime/GreenwichMeridianandthetimezones(incldayandnight)
2.4 Knowabouttheweatherandclimaticconditionsinthehostcountryandhowtheyaffecttheenvironmentandthelivesofpeoplelivingthere
2.5 Beabletousegeographicalterms2.8 Beabletousemapsatavarietyofscalestolocatethe
positionandgeographicalfeaturesofparticularlocalitiesUnderstandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughthestudyofhumanandphysicalgeographyofaregionoftheUK,aregioninaEuropeancountry,andaregionwithinNorthorSouthAmerica
2.11 Beabletocommunicatetheirgeographicalknowledgeandunderstandingtoaskandanswerquestionsaboutgeographicalandenvironmentalfeatures
Describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof: 2.1 Knowhowparticularlocalitieshavebeenaffectedbyhumanactivities
• Physicalgeography,incl:climatezones,biomesandvegetationbelts,rivers,mountains,volcanoesandearthquakes,andthewatercycle
• Humangeography,incl:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincltradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesinclenergy,food,mineralsandwater
2.2 Knowhowparticularlocalitieshavebeenaffectedbynaturalfeaturesandprocesses
2.3 Knowhowthenatureofparticularlocalitiesaffectthelivesofpeoplelivingthere
2.4 Knowabouttheweatherandclimaticconditionsinthehostcountryandhowtheyaffecttheenvironmentandthelivesofpeoplelivingthere
2.5 Beabletousegeographicalterms2.11 Beabletocommunicatetheirgeographicalknowledgeand
understandingtoaskandanswerquestionsaboutgeographicalandenvironmentalfeatures
2.13 Understandthatthequalityoftheenvironmentcanbesustainedandimproved
GeographyMilePost3
KeySkills
NationalCurriculum IPClearningGoalsUseworldmaps,atlases,globesanddigital/computermappingtolocatecountriesanddescribefeaturesstudied
3.2
Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesandenvironmentalissuesinparticularlocalities.
3.20 Beabletouseandinterpretglobesandmapsinavarietyofscales
3.21 Beabletousemapsinavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandgeographicalfeaturesoftheirhomecountryandtown,andthecountriesandtownwheretheirpeershavelived
Usethe8pointsofthecompass,fourandsixfiguregridreferences,symbolsandkey(inclOrdnanceSurveymaps)tobuildtheirknowledgeoftheUKandthewiderworld
3.17 Beabletouseinstrumentstomakemeasurements
3.19 Beabletomakeplansandmapsinavarietyofscalesusingsymbolsandkeys
3.20 BeabletouseandinterpretglobesandmapsIavarietyofscales
Usefieldworktoobserve,measure,recordandpresentthehumanandphysicalfeaturesinthelocalareausingarangeofmethods,inclsketchmaps,plansandgraphs,anddigitaltechnologies
3.7
Knowaboutthegeographyoftheareaaroundtheschool
3.13 Beabletouseavarietyofsourcestogathergeographicalinformation
3.14 Beabletousesecondarysourcestoobtaingeographicalinformation
3.16 Beabletocollectandrecordevidencetoanswergeographicalquestions
3.17 Beabletouseappropriategeographicalvocabularytodescribeandinterprettheirsurroundings
3.18 Beabletouseinstrumentstomakemeasurements3.19 Beabletomakeplansandmapsinavarietyofscalesusing
symbolsandkeys3.24 Beabletocommunicatetheirknowledgeand
understandingofgeographyinavarietyofways
KeyKnowledgeNationalCurriculum IPCLearningGoalLocatetheworld’scountries,usingmapstofocusonEurope(inclthelocationofRussia)andNorthandSouthAmerica,concentratingontheirenvironmentalregions,keyphysicalandhumancharacteristics,countries,andmajorcities
3.1 Knowthatthestudyofgeographyisconcernedwithplacesandenvironmentsintheworldaroundthem
3.2 Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesandenvironmentalissuesinparticularlocalities
3.20 Beabletouseandinterpretglobesandmapsinavarietyofscales
NameandlocatecountriesandcitiesoftheUk,geographicalregionsandtheiridentifyinghumanandphysicalcharacteristics,keytopographicalfeatures(inclhills,mountains,coastsandrivers),andlandusepatterns;andunderstandhowsomeoftheseaspectshavechangedovertime
3.2 Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesandenvironmentalissuesinparticularlocalities
3.5 Knowaboutrecentandproposedchangesinparticularlocalities
3.6/8 Knowaboutthemajorgeographicalfeaturesofthehost/homecountry
3.21 Beabletousemapsinavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandgeographicalfeaturesoftheirhomecountryandtown,andthecountriesandtownwheretheirpeershavelived
Identifythepositionandsignificanceoflatitude,longitude,equator,NorthernHemisphere,theTropicsofCancerandCapricorn,ArcticandAntarcticCircle,thePrime/GreenwichMeridianandthetimezones(incldayandnight)
3.20 Beabletouseandinterpretglobesandmapsinavarietyofscales
3.21 Beabletousemapsinavarietyofscalestolocatethepositionandgeographicalfeaturesoftheirhomecountryandtown,andthecountriesandtownwheretheirpeershavelived
UnderstandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughthestudyofhumanandphysicalgeographyofaregionoftheUK,aregioninaEuropeancountry,andaregionwithinNorthorSouthAmerica
3.3 Knowaboutsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenparticularlocalities
3.22 Beabletoexplainhowphysicalandhumanprocessesleadtosimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenplaces
Describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:• Physicalgeography,incl:climatezones,
biomesandvegetationbelts,rivers,mountains,volcanoesandearthquakes,andthewatercycle
• Humangeography,incl:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincltradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesinclenergy,food,mineralsandwater
3.1 Knowthatthestudyofgeographyisconcernedwithplacesandenvironmentsintheworldaroundthem
3.2 Knowaboutthemainphysicalandhumanfeaturesandenvironmentalissuesinparticularlocalities
3.4 Knowhowthefeaturesofparticularlocalitiesinfluencethenatureofhumanactivitieswithinthem
3.9/10 Knowabouttheweatherandclimaticconditionsintheirhome/hostcountryandhowtheyaffecttheenvironmentandlivesofpeoplelivingthere
3.11 Knowhowpeopleaffecttheenvironment3.12 Beabletoenquireintogeographicalfactorsandtheir
effectsonpeople3.15 Beabletoidentifygeographicalpatternsandtousetheir
knowledgeandunderstandingtoexplainthem3.23 Beabletoexplainhowplacesarelinkedthrough
movementofgoodsandpeople3.25 Understandhowlocalitiesareaffectedbynatural
featuresandprocesses3.26 Understandhowandwhypeopleseektomanageand
sustaintheirenvironment3.27 Understandhowthegeographicalfeaturesofthehost
countryaffectthelivesofthepeoplewholivethere