Geography

Bringing Geography to life for our young geographers of today!

At NET, our Geography curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils:

  • Develop contextual knowledge about the location of globally significant places.
  • Use their growing locational knowledge to develop an understanding of how human and physical features interact to form and shape landscapes and environments.
  • Will name and locate counties and cities in the United Kingdom and discuss how the country has changed over time.
  • Use maps to locate and name the world's countries. Focusing on Europe and the Americas, they will be able to describe key human and physical characteristics. Name and locate the continents and oceans and identify the position of latitude, longitude, the hemispheres, the Arctic and Antarctic and time zones.
  • Can interpret a wide range of geographical information (atlases, maps, graphs, diagrams, photographs, globes, aerial photographs, etc.) as well as collecting, analysing and presenting their own information.
  • Experience Geography in the wider world through fieldtrips, allowing them to apply their knowledge of processes in context.
  • Use correct subject-related vocabulary in both human and physical geographical focus areas.
  • Understand the importance of GIS in the evolving world and be able to use it effectively.
  • Gain an understanding of how world landscapes and environments change over time, including the interdependence between physical and human geography and how this causes spatial variation.
  • Communicate learning in a variety of ways, including sketch maps with a key and diagrams, tables, graphs and writing.

Long Term Plan

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EYFS

Through Understanding the World, children will experience the following areas throughout the year:

  • Local place knowledge, making maps, comparison of places, the natural world

Year 1

My School
(Place Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
What can we find out about our school grounds?

The UK
(Locational Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
What is the UK?

Our World
(Locational Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
The 7 Continents
Oceans of the World

Year 2

My Local Area
(Place Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
What fieldwork can we do in the local area?

London Vs Sydney
(Place Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
What is the UK?
UK Tourist Board
Australia Tourism
Oceania

Weather Around Our World
(Human & Physical Geography)
Main Concept: Human & Physical Processes
UK Weather and Seasons
Hot & Cold Places
Weather & Climate

Year 3

The UK
(Locational Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
UK Mountains
UK Weather & Climate
UK Rivers
UK Cities

Egypt
(Place Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
Africa
Where is Africa?
Geography of Africa
River Nile
Egypt

European Neighbours: Italy linked to Romans
(Locational Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
Italy Tourist Board
Living in Italy
Italy
Europe
Where is Europe?
Geography of Europe

Year 4

Comparative Study: England and Greece
(Place Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
UK Tourist Board
Greece Tourist Board
Greece
Europe
Where is Europe?
Geography of Europe

Mountain Ranges
(Human & Physical Geography)
Main Concept: Human & Physical Processes
What are mountains?
Explore Mountains

World Countries
(Locational Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
Mapping the World 1
Mapping the World 2
Latitude & Longitude 1
Latitude & Longitude 2
Time Zones 1
Time Zones 2
Weather & Climate
Explore Weather & Climate

Year 5

Europe
(Place Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
Europe
Where is Europe?
Geography of Europe

Natural Disasters
(Human & Physical Geography)
Main Concept: Human & Physical Processes
Volcanoes
Explore Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Explore Earthquakes
U.S. Geological Survey
Event Map
Natural Hazards Viewer

Comparative Study: England Vs. Japan/South America
(Place Knowledge)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
Japan Tourist Board
Japan Guide
Japan
Tokyo/London
Geography of Asia

Year 6

Rivers
(Human & Physical Geography)
Main Concept: Human & Physical Processes
Rivers
Explore Rivers
UK Rivers
Water Cycle
Explore the Water Cycle

Natural Resources
(Human & Physical Geography)
Main Concept: Environmental Interaction & Sustainable Development
Energy in the UK
Investigating Energy in the UK
Fossil Fuels & Renewable Energy
Food & Farming in the UK
Exploring Food & Farming
Environment & the UK
Exploring the UK Environment
What is Sustainability?
Natural and Agricultural Resources

Biomes and Vegetation Belt
(Human & Physical Geography)
Main Concept: Place/Space/Scale
What are biomes?
Explore Biomes
Biomes Map