Geography

• Name, locate and identity characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the UK and its surrounding seas. 

Place Knowledge

• Study of the human and physical geography of Aspley / + school
• Similarities and differences between a rural and urban area

Human and Physical Geography

• Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the UK (Key vocab: season/weather)

Fieldwork and Skills

• Use maps of the UK to locate the 4 countries and capital cities
• Know the 4 compass points
• Use of directional language – near, far, left, right
• Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study their school and the surrounding areas.                                                                             

• Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans

Place Knowledge

• Study of the human and physical geography of Nottingham.
• Similarities and differences between Nottingham and a small contrasting Non-European country.

Human and Physical Geography

• Location of hot and cold places in the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Pole.
• Key vocab: physical – beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, small valley, vegetation, season and weather.
• Human: City, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour, shop.

Fieldwork and Skills

• Use maps, atlases and globes to identify countries, continents and oceans.
• Devise a simple map and use and construct basic symbols in a key.
• Recognise landmarks and identify physical and human features (Ariel photographs)

• Name and locate the counties and cities of the UK, geographical regions and their human and physical characteristics (Hills, mountains, coasts, rivers)

Place Knowledge

• Understanding geographical similarities and differences through the study of physical and human geography in the region of the UK

Human and Physical Geography

• Types of settlement and land use in the UK (possibility of comparing 4 areas in the UK North, East, South, West)

Fieldwork and Skills

• Use maps, atlases and globes and digital computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.

• Locate the worlds countries using maps to focus on Europe (Including the location of Russia and North and South America)
• Physical and human characteristics countries and major cities

Place Knowledge

• As year 3 but with a region of a European Country.

Human and Physical Geography

• Rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes (Please do not do the river Nile as Year 5 cover this in their Egypt topic).

Fieldwork and Skills

• As above for year 3 plus introducing the eight points of a compass.

• A place in the UK and a place in Europe – compare and study land use patterns understand how some of the aspects have changed over time.

Place Knowledge

• Geographical similarities and differences through the study of physical and human geography of a region in Africa.

Fieldwork and Skills

• Use fieldwork to measure and record physical features (rainfall) and use measuring skills to create graphs of the findings.                                                                                                 

• Identify the position and significance of latitude and longitude, equator, northern and southern hemisphere, the tropics of cancer and Capricorn, artic and Antarctic circle the prime / Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night) 

Place Knowledge

• As year 5 but with South and North America.

Human and Physical Geography

• Human geography – economic activity including trade links and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.

Fieldwork and Skills

• Use the 8 points of a compass, 5 and to figure grid references, symbols and key including use of ordnance survey maps to build knowledge of the UK and the world.