Geography Progression

Progression in Geography at James Dixon Primary School

Geographical Skills and Fieldwork

Human and Physical Geography

Place Knowledge

Locational Knowledge

EYFS

Year One

Name and identify - Know about similarities and the four countries in the UK and it differences in relation to places. surrounding seas - Talk about the features of their - Understand the difference own immediate environment between urban and rural areas and how - Name local and city landmarks environments might vary from - Understand how some places are one another. linked to other places. e.g.: roads, trains.

Year Two

Year Three

- Identify and locate the position of the Equator, Northern and Southern - Name, locate and identify characteristics Hemispheres, the Tropics and the of the four countries and capital cities of Arctic and Antarctic Circles. the UK and its surrounding seas.

- Identify countries, counties, cities of - Name and locate the world’s seven the UK and London Boroughs continents and oceans - Identify London and the changes that have occurred over time

- Know about similarities and - Compare the environment/human - Compare the environment/human difference in relation to place physical geography of the UK and a physical geography of the UK and a - Name, compare and describe non-European country - Rainforests with non-European country familiar places Crystal Palace

- Name countries outside of Europe and identifying their major cities.

- Recognise the shapes of continents

- Compare the environment/ human and physical geography of the UK and - Understand why there are a European country similarities and differences - Understand why there are between places similarities between places and - Develop an awareness of how understand why these may be places relate to one another between London and other parts of the UK.

- Identify seasonal and daily weather - Identify key aspects of industry in an patterns within the UK and compare this to area outside of the EU and make - Identify seasonal and daily - Talk about the features of their the weather in the rainforest comparisons with the UK weather patterns in the UK and hot own immediate environment - Use basic geographical vocabulary to - Understand the concept of and cold areas of the world. and how environments might refer to human and physical features fair-trade and its impact on society - Compare physical and human vary from one another - Physical features (beach, cliff, coast, - To understand and describe features. mountain, sea, rive) different types of settlement and land -Human features (city, town, village, farm) use

- Look closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change.

Year Four

- Use world maps, atlases and globes to - To conduct simple field work and identify the UK and its countries and the observational skills to study the seven continents and five oceans. school grounds with a link to caring - Use simple compass directions (North, for the planet South, East and West) - Use maps, atlases, globes and - Ask simple geographical - Describe the location of features and digital/computer mapping to locate questions e.g. What is it like to live routes on a map countries and describe features. in this place?

- Use aerial photographs and plan - Use the four points on a compass - Use locational language (e.g. near perspectives to recognise landmarks and (North, South, East and West) and far, left and right) to describe basic human and physical features; - Use and interpret maps and use the location of features and routes - Devise a simple map and use and them to identify different locations - Make simple maps and plans e.g. construct basic symbols in a key simple routes within the school - Use simple fieldwork and observational grounds and local area skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds

- To understand human geography: colonisation, types of settlements, economic activity including trade links, the distribution of natural resources including food.

-Describe how people have been affected by changes in their environment

Year Five

Year Six

- Name countries below the equator and identify and position and significance of latitude, - Name countries and longitude, equator and Tropics of identifying the significance of Cancer and Capricorn the northern hemisphere, the - Name and locate counties and Arctic and Antarctic circle cities of the UK, geographical - Develop understanding of regions and their human and world‘s different countries and physical characteristics, including their locations in relation to the land use and how this has changed UK with a focus on North and over time.

South America - Name UK and world rivers and discuss their key features - Use human and physical - Use human and physical geography to understand why there geography to understand why are similarities and differences there are similarities and between the UK with a European differences between the UK country and North America

- To understand key aspects of physical geography such as: biomes, rivers and the water cycle - To know about changes in the environment across the world - Understand why people strive for sustainability

- Focus on Volcanoes and Earthquake and their formation - Build physical geography vocabulary; tectonic, periods of time, Earth’s crust - Human features: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links

- Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to - Use maps, atlases, globes and locate countries and describe digital/computer mapping to locate features countries and describe features - Use maps, atlases, globes and - Use the eight points of a - Explore and explain topical digital/computer mapping to locate compass, four- and six-figure geographical issues in their place countries and describe features. grid reference, symbols and key of study and how these issues have - Use four figure grid references to build knowledge of the UK changed over time and use an 8-point compass - Use fieldwork to observe, - Use maps to locate significant measure, record and present rivers and the areas surrounding the human and physical them features of the local area using - Understand the Water cycle and a range of methods for key vocabulary example sketch maps and digital technology