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Throckley Primary School Geography Overview
What is the weather like where we live?
UK countries and capitals. Poles and equator.
Weather and seasons
What is special about our local coastline?
Compass directions. Landmarks in the local area. Human and physical geography. Aerial maps. UK countries, capitals and surrounding seas.
Where do different animals live?
Forests in UK, Canada and Australia.
How significant is the Amazon rainforest?
Locate countries of South America. Deforestation.
Features of rainforest. Lines of latitude. Climate change
Urban, rural and costal land use.
Location, location, location – where is your ideal home?
OS maps. Change in land use over time
Human and physical features. Grid references. UK cities.
How important are lines of latitude and longitude?
Climate zones and biomes. Presenting climate data.
Locate the world’s countries. Climate change. Lines of latitude
Rivers.
How does land use influence a country’s economy?
Distribution of natural resources.
Locate world’s countries Change in land use over time. Economy. Grid references and compass directions.
Environments different to their own explored through fiction and non-fiction texts.
Weather and seasons
Our Wonderful World
Continents and oceans. Human and physical geography. Comparing to India. Aerial maps.
Landmarks in the local area. Weather and seasons.
Weather and seasons.
India.
If you go down to the woods today, what will you discover?
Comparing to Canada and Australia. Features of forests. Climate change. Climate around poles and equator. Continents and oceans.
What is beneath my feet?
Structure of the Earth. Mountains and rivers. Water cycle.
Locate world’s countries. Compass directions and grid references. Lines of latitude.
London.
Mountains and rivers.
Why do some earthquakes cause more damage than others?
Earthquakes and volcanoes.
Locate world’s countries. Structure of the Earth. Lines of latitude
How does Paris compare to London?
Tourism and economy.
Locate world’s countries.
Human and physical features. Mapwork.
Climate, biomes and time zones
Is the damage to our Earth irreparable?
Lines of latitude and longitude. Climate zones. Climate change. Presenting climate data.
Land use and the economy.
Human and physical geography of our school site.
Environments different to their own explored through visit to a farm.
Weather and seasons
Where do different animals live?
Seas surrounding the UK. Investigate animals that live on school grounds. Mapping school grounds.
Physical geography. UK countries and capitals. Continents and oceans. Poles and equator.
What will we see if we visit our capital city?
Landmarks in London. Human geographical features. UK countries, capitals and surrounding seas.
We’re all going on a Summer holiday, but to where? (UK Study)
UK cities. Land use of urban, rural and coastal areas.
Human and physical features. Landmarks in UK. UK countries, capitals and surrounding seas.
Did the Romans make Britain better?
Trade links. Locate the world’s countries. Change in land use over time.
Earthquakes and volcanoes.
What is the journey of a river?
UK cities. Rivers. River’s use in trade. Change in land use over time. Paris.
Why was Britain a desirable settlement for the Anglo-Saxons? Vegetation belts.
UK regions. Change in land use. Mapwork.
Climate change.
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