Curriculum Coverage Geography

SOMERVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY NATIONAL CURRICULUM COVERAGE AUTUMN SPRING SUMMER YEAR 1 OUR SCHOOL GOING DOWN UNDER SAILING THE SEVEN SEAS - Understand geographical similarities and -Name, locate and identify characteristics of -Use simple compass directions (North, differences through studying human and the four countries and capital cities of the South, East and West) and locational and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas. directional language [for example, near United Kingdom and of a small area of a -Understand geographical similarities and and far; left and right], to describe the contrasting non-European country. differences through studying the human and location of features and routes on a map. -Use world maps, atlases and globes to physical geography of a small area of the Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer identify the United Kingdom and its counties, United Kingdom, and of a small area in a to: as well as the countries, continents and contrasting non-European country. -key physical features, including: beach, oceans studied at this stage. -Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, in the United Kingdom and the location of hot ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, L and cold areas of the world in relation to the season and weather. Equator and the North and South Poles. -key human features, including: city, town, DISCOVER LONDON -Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: village factory, farm, house, office, port, Key physical features, including: beach, cliff, harbour and shop. -Name and locate and identify coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, -Use aerial photographs and plan characteristics of the four countries and soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather perspectives to recognise landmarks and capital cities of the United Kingdom and Key human features, including: city, town, basic human and physical features; devise its surrounding areas. village, factory, farm, house, office, port, a simple map; and use and construct basic -Identify seasonal and daily weather harbour and shop. symbols in a key. patterns in the UK and the location of hot -Use world maps, atlases and globes to -Use simple fieldwork and observational identify the United Kingdom and its countries, skills to study the geography of their as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage.

and cold areas of the world. -Use simple compass directions (North, South, school and its grounds and the key human -Use basic geographical vocabulary to East and West) and locational and directional and physical features of its surrounding refer to key human features including city, language [for example, near and far; left and environment. town, village, factory, farm, house, office, right], to describe the location of features and port, harbour shop. routes on a map L -Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the UK and its countries, as well as NG countries continents and oceans studied at this key stage. -Use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features. N YEAR 2 WHERE IN THE WORLD -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 Pupils should be taught to: -Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans. -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 features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea,ocean, river,

soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN Key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, -Describe and understand key aspects of: harbour and shop. physical geography, including: climate -Use aerial photographs and plan perspectives zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, to recognise landmarks and basic mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, human and physical features; devise a simple and the water cycle map; and use and construct basic symbols in a -Human geography, including: types of key. settlement and land use, economic -Use simple fieldwork and observational skills activity including trade links, and the to study the geography of their school and distribution of natural resources including its grounds and the key human and physical energy, food, minerals and water features of its surrounding environment. -Geographical skills and fieldwork use maps, atlases, globes and L NG digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied YEAR 3

G YEAR 4 EUREKA OVER THE BORDER ROAD TO ROME -Use fieldwork to observe, measure, -Identify the position and significance of record and present the human and latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern physical features, using a range of Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the methods, including sketch maps, pan, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic graphs and a range of technologies. and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Use the eight points of a compass, four Meridian and time zones (including day and six-figure grid references, symbols and and night) key (including the use of Ordnance Survey -Human geography, including: types of maps) to build their knowledge of the settlement and land use, economic United Kingdom and the wider world. activity including trade links, and the -Use maps, atlases, globes and distribution of natural resources including digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied. energy, food, minerals and water. -Human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic -Use fieldwork to observe, measure record activity including trade links, and the and present the human and physical distribution of natural resources including features in the local area using a range of energy, food, minerals and water. methods, including sketch maps, plans -Use fieldwork to observe, measure record and graphs, and digital technologies. and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of G methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies.

N YEAR 5 EARTH MATTERS MYSTERY OF THE MAYANS -Identify the position and significance of -Locate the world’s countries, using maps to latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern focus on Europe (including the location of Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Russia) and North and South America, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and concentrating on their environmental regions, Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich key physical and human characteristics, Meridian and time zones (including day and countries, and major cities. night) -Identify the position and significance of -Physical geography, including: climate zones, latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern biomes and vegetation belts,rivers, Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and the water cycle. Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and G night) -Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied. 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. G

YEAR 6 BEYOND FACE THE LEGEND OF LIVERPOOL HERITAGE VALUE -Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate L Local countries and describe features studied. N National Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record G Global 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. L