Scholes Junior and Infant School
Geography Vocabulary Progression
Human
Reception Building, Town, farm, road, park, path, people,
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Building, Town, farm, road, park, path, people, city, town, village, factory, farm, house, shop, Capital city,
Building, Town, farm, road, park, path, people, city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour, shop, Capital city, country, vegetation, urban, rural, diverse places, resources, natural, human
Building, Town, farm, road, park, path, people, city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour, shop, Capital city, country, region, Europe, Country, County,
Building, Town, farm, road, park, path, people, city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour, shop, Capital city, country, Urban, region, Europe, Country, County, Economy, Trade, Energy
Building, Town, farm, road, park, path, people, city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour, shop, Capital city, country, Urban, region, Europe, Country, County, Economy, Trade, Energy, Trade, Deforestation, Derelict, Economy
Year 6
Physical
Building, Town, farm, road, park, path, people, city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour, shop, Capital city, country, Urban, region, Europe, Country, County, Economy, Trade, Energy, Trade, Deforestation, Derelict, Economy
Reception Beach, sea, lake, river, desert, mountain / hill, countryside, forest / wood, weather, seasons
Year 1
Year 2
Beach, sea, lake, river, desert, mountain / hill, countryside, forest / wood, weather, seasons,
Beach, sea, lake, river, desert, mountain / hill, countryside, forest / wood, weather, seasons, beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season, weather, marine
Year 3
Year 4
Beach, sea, lake, river, desert, mountain / hill, countryside, forest / wood, weather, seasons, beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season weather Marine, Landscape Hills and mountains, Erosion, deposition, earthquake, volcano, Alps, Geology, Minerals and rock types: Chalk, Slate, Granite, Sandstone, Minerals, Rocks, Latitude, Longitude, Tributary, confluence, meander, estuary, source, mouth, Topographical Services, Precipitation
Beach, sea, lake, river, desert, mountain / hill, countryside, forest / wood, weather, seasons, beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season weather Marine, Landscape Hills and mountains, Pennines Grampians, Cambrians, Southern. Uplands, Cotswolds, North and South Downs, coast, Rural, Climate, Erosion, deposition, earthquake, volcano, water cycle, Alps, Geology, Minerals and rock types: Chalk, Slate, Granite, Sandstone, Biomes/ Vegetation belts: Tundra, Coniferous & Deciduous, Forest, Mediterranean, Mountainous, Desert, Tributary, confluence, meander, estuary, source, mouth, Topographical Services, Precipitation
Year 5
Year 6
Beach, sea, lake, river, desert, mountain / hill, countryside, forest / wood, weather, seasons, beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season weather Marine, Landscape Hills and mountains, Pennines Grampians, Cambrians, Southern. Uplands, Cotswolds, North and South Downs, coast, Rural, Climate, Erosion, deposition, earthquake, volcano, water cycle, Alps, Geology, Minerals and rock types: Chalk, Slate, Granite, Sandstone, Biomes/ Vegetation belts: Tundra, Coniferous & Deciduous, Forest, Mediterranean, Mountainous, Desert, Tributary, confluence, meander, ox bow, estuary, mouth, source, climate zones
Beach, sea, lake, river, desert, mountain / hill, countryside, forest / wood, weather, seasons, beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season weather Marine, Landscape Hills and mountains, Pennines Grampians, Cambrians, Southern. Uplands, Cotswolds, North and South Downs, coast, Rural, Climate, Erosion, deposition, earthquake, volcano, water cycle, Alps, Geology, Minerals and rock types: Chalk, Slate, Granite, Sandstone, Biomes/ Vegetation belts: Tundra, Coniferous & Deciduous, Forest, Mediterranean, Mountainous, Desert, Tributary, confluence, meander, ox bow, estuary, mouth, source, biomes, climate zones
Geographical map skills and fieldwork
Reception Map, local, place, globe, directional language, left, right, near, next to, behind, Compass N, E, S, W
Year 1 Map, local, place, globe, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, United Kingdom, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London,
Year 2
Year 3
Map, local, place, globe, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, United Kingdom, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, North/ Irish/ Celtic Seas, English Channel, continents, countries, oceans, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antartica, Australia, South America, North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern, scale, route, planner, grid
Map, local, place, globe, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, United Kingdom, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, North/ Irish/ Celtic Seas, English Channel, continents, countries, oceans, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antartica, Australia, South America, North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern, Observe, measure /record, Environmental, Region, Compass points: NW NE SE SW Ordnance Survey map, Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, terrestrial GIS - Geographical Information systems
Year 4
Year 5
Map, local, place, globe, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, United Kingdom, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, North/ Irish/ Celtic Seas, English Channel, continents, countries, oceans, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antartica, Australia, South America, North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern, Observe, measure /record, Environmental, Region, Compass points: NW NE SE SW Ordnance Survey map/
Scale 4 figure grid reference, Contours, Symbols, Minerals, Rocks, Latitude, Longitude, Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, terrestrial GISGeographical Information systems
Map, local, place, globe, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, United Kingdom, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, North/ Irish/ Celtic Seas, English Channel, continents, countries, oceans, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antartica, Australia, South America, North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern, Observe, measure /record, Environmental, Region, Compass points: NW NE SE SW Ordnance Survey map/ Scale 4 figure grid reference, Contours, Symbols, Minerals, Rocks, GIS - Geographical Information systems, Latitude, Longitude, North/ South hemisphere, Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, Time differences, Relief Digital mapping
Year 6
Map, local, place, globe, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, United Kingdom, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, North/ Irish/ Celtic Seas, English Channel, continents, countries, oceans, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antartica, Australia, South America, North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern, Observe, measure /record, Environmental, Region, Compass points: NW NE SE SW Ordnance Survey map/ Scale 4 figure grid reference, Contours, Symbols, Minerals, Rocks, GIS - Geographical Information systems, Analysis of data and statistics,
Global warming, Latitude, Longitude, North/ South hemisphere, Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, Time differences, Relief Digital mapping Specific Content
Reception Village, city, shop, land, house, motorway, language, world, water, pond
Year 1
Year 2
Village, city, shop, land, house, motorway, language, world, water, pond, Compass, Compass points: East/ North/South/West, Fieldwork, plan, aerial photograph, map, key, Scholes, Holmfirth,
Village, city, shop, land, house, motorway, language, world, water, pond, Environment, recycle, Compass, Compass points: East/
North/South/West, Fieldwork, plan, aerial photograph, map, key, symbols, Equator, hot/cold, Direction, Country, Continent, globe, atlas, Address Right/ left, patterns, characteristics, surrounding seas, Scarborough, Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire,
Year 3
Year 4
Village, city, shop, land, house, motorway, language, world, water, pond, Environment, recycle, Compass, Compass points: East/ North/South/West, Fieldwork, plan, aerial photograph, map, key, symbols, Equator, hot/cold, Direction, Country, Continent, globe, atlas, Address Right/ left, patterns, characteristics, surrounding seas, equator, hemisphere, food chain, Differences/similarities, Compare/ contrast, City/country/continent, Atlas/map/globe, United Kingdom, Great Britain
Village, city, shop, land, house, motorway, language, world, water, pond, Environment, recycle, Compass, Compass points: East/ North/South/West, Fieldwork, plan, aerial photograph, map, key, symbols, Equator, hot/cold, Direction, Country, Continent, globe, atlas, Address Right/ left, patterns, characteristics, surrounding seas, Land use, Mountains, river features, equator, hemisphere, food chain, Differences/similarities, Compare/ contrast, City/country/continent, Atlas/map/globe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Condensation, Evaporation, Change/ effect, Interaction between physical and human processes, Formation interconnected and change over time
Year 5
Year 6
Village, city, shop, land, house, motorway, language, world, water, pond, Environment, recycle, Compass, Compass points: East/ North/South/West, Fieldwork, plan, aerial photograph, map, key, symbols, Equator, hot/cold, Direction, Country, Continent, globe, atlas, Address Right/ left, patterns, characteristics, surrounding seas, Land use, Mountains, river features, equator, hemisphere, food chain, Differences/similarities, Compare/ contrast, City/country/continent, Atlas/map/globe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Condensation, Evaporation, Change/ effect, Interaction between physical and human processes, Formation interconnected and change over time, spatial variation, vegetation, Erosion, deposition, Headland, Resort, Cliff, Bay, delta, Geographical influences / significance, Climate change, Ordnance Survey, Geographical Information Systems
Village, city, shop, land, house, motorway, language, world, water, pond, Environment, recycle, Compass, Compass points: East/ North/South/West, Fieldwork, plan, aerial photograph, map, key, symbols, Equator, hot/cold, Direction, Country, Continent, globe, atlas, Address Right/ left, patterns, characteristics, surrounding seas, Land use, Mountains, river features, equator, hemisphere, food chain, Differences/similarities, Compare/ contrast, City/country/continent, Atlas/map/globe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Condensation, Evaporation, Change/ effect, Interaction between physical and human processes, Formation interconnected and change over time, spatial variation, vegetation, Erosion, deposition, Headland, Resort, Cliff, Bay, delta, Geographical influences / significance, 6 figure grid reference, Climate change, Ordnance Survey, Geographical Information Systems