Human and physical geography |
Phase | Skills | Knowledge |
Key Stage 1 | - Describing how the weather changes with each season in the UK.
- Describing the daily weather patterns in their locality. Confidently using the vocabulary ‘season’ and ‘weather’.
- Locating some hot and cold areas of the world on a world map.
- Locating the Equator and North and South Poles on a world map.
- Locating hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South poles.
- Recognising some physical features in their locality.
- Describing the key physical features of a coast using subject specific vocabulary
- Recognising some human features in their locality.
- Describing and understanding the differences between a city, town and village.
- Describing the key human features of a coastal town using subject specific vocabulary.
| - To know the four seasons of the UK.
- To know that ‘weather’ refers to the conditions outside at a particular time.
- To know that different parts of the UK often experience different weather.
- To know that a weather forecast is when someone tries to predict what the weather will be like in the near future.
- To know that weather conditions can be measured and recorded.
- To know that the Equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
- To know that, because it is the widest part of the Earth, the Equator is much closer to the sun than the North and South poles.
- To know that the North Pole is the northernmost point of the Earth and the South Pole is the southernmost point of the Earth.
- To know that different parts of the world experience different weather conditions and that these are often caused by the location of the place.
- To know that physical features means any feature of an area that is on the Earth naturally.
- To know that coasts (and other physical features) change over time.
- To know some key physical features of the UK.
- To know that human features means any feature of an area that was made or built by humans.
- To know that a sea is a body of water that is smaller than an ocean.
- To know that human features change over time.
- To know some key human features of the UK.
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Lower Key Stage 2 | - Mapping and labelling the seven biomes on a world map.
- Understanding some of the causes of climate change.
- Describing how physical features, such as mountains and rivers are formed, and why volcanoes and earthquakes occur.
- Describing where volcanoes, earthquakes and mountains are located globally.
- Describing and explaining how physical features such as rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes have had an impact upon the surrounding landscape and communities.
- Describing how humans use water in a variety of ways.
- Describing and understanding types of settlement and land use.
- Explaining why a settlement and community has grown in a particular location.
- Explaining why different locations have different human features.
- Explaining why people might prefer to live in an urban or rural place.
- Describing how humans can impact the environment both positively and negatively, using examples
| - To know that the water cycle is the processes and stores which move water around our Earth and to be able to name these.
- To know the courses and key features of a river.
- To know the different types of mountains and volcanoes and how they are formed.
- To know that an earthquake is the intense shaking of the ground.
- To know that a biome is a region of the globe sharing a similar climate, landscape, vegetation and wildlife.
- To know the world’s biomes.
- To know that the hottest biomes are found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
- To know that climate zones are areas of the world with similar climates.
- To know the world’s different climate zones.
- To know that climates can influence the foods able to grow.
- To know the main types of land use.
- To know the different types of settlement.
- To know water is used by humans in a variety of ways.
- To know an urban place is somewhere near a town or city.
- To know a rural place is somewhere near the countryside.
- To know that a natural resource is something that people can use which comes from the natural environment.
- To know the threats to the rainforest both on a local and global scale.
- To know that fair trading is the process of ensuring workers are paid a fair price, have safe working conditions and are treated with respect and equality.
- To know the UK grows food locally and imports food from other countries.
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Upper Key Stage 2 | - Describing and understanding the key aspects of the six biomes.
- Describing and understanding the key aspects of the six climate zones.
- Understanding some of the impacts and causes of climate change.
- Describing and understanding the key aspects and distribution of the vegetation belts in relation to the six biomes, climate and weather.
- Giving examples of alternative viewpoints and solutions regarding an environmental issue and explaining its links to climate change.
- Describing and understanding economic activity including trade links.
- Suggesting reasons why the global population has grown significantly in the last 70 years.
- Describing the ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors that people may consider when migrating.
- Understanding the distribution of natural resources both globally and within a specific region or country studied.
- Recognising geographical issues affecting people in different places and environments.
- Describing and explaining how humans can impact the environment both positively and negatively, using examples.
| - To know vegetation belts are areas of the world that are home to similar plant species.
- To name and describe some of the world’s vegetation belts.
- To know why the ocean is important.
- To know the global population has grown significantly since the 1950s.
- To know which factors are considered before people build settlements.
- To know migration is the movement of people from one country to another.
- To know that natural resources can be used to make energy.
- To know some positive impacts of humans on the environment.
- To know some negative impacts of humans on the environment.
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