Throckley Primary School Geography Overview Year 1 What is the weather like where we live?
Autumn
UK countries and capitals. Poles and equator. Weather and seasons.
Year 2 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.
Summer
Spring
Where do different animals live?
Year 3 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.
Year 4 Urban, rural and costal land use.
Climate zones and biomes. Presenting climate data.
OS maps. Change in land use over time
Locate the world’s countries. Climate change. Lines of latitude.
Human and physical features. Grid references. UK cities.
India.
What is beneath my feet?
Mountains and rivers.
Continents and oceans. Human and physical geography. Comparing to India. Aerial maps.
If you go down to the woods today, what will you discover?
Structure of the Earth. Mountains and rivers. Water cycle.
Why do some earthquakes cause more damage than others?
Comparing to Canada and Australia. Features of forests. Climate change.
Locate world’s countries. Compass directions and grid references. Lines of latitude.
Weather and seasons.
Climate around poles and equator. Continents and oceans.
London.
Where do different animals live?
What will we see if we visit our capital city?
We’re all going on a Summer holiday, but to where? (UK Study)
Seas surrounding the UK. Investigate animals that live on school grounds. Mapping school grounds.
Landmarks in London.
Physical geography. UK countries and capitals. Continents and oceans. Poles and equator.
Human geographical features. UK countries, capitals and surrounding seas.
UK cities. Land use of urban, rural and coastal areas. Human and physical features. Landmarks in UK. UK countries, capitals and surrounding seas.
What make a successful Antarctic expedition?
Location, location, location – where is your ideal home?
Our Wonderful World
Landmarks in the local area. Weather and seasons.
Year 5
Earthquakes and volcanoes.
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.
How does Paris compare to London?
Is the damage to our Earth irreparable?
Tourism and economy.
Lines of latitude and longitude. Climate zones. Climate change. Presenting climate data.
Locate world’s countries. Human and physical features. Mapwork.
Locate world’s countries. Structure of the Earth. Lines of latitude
Antarctica
Did the Romans make Britain better?
What is the journey of a river?
Trade links.
UK cities. Rivers. River’s use in trade. Change in land use over time.
Locate the world’s countries. Change in land use over time.
Year 6
Land use and the economy.
Why was Britain a desirable settlement for the Anglo-Saxons? Vegetation belts.
UK regions. Change in land use. Mapwork. Paris.
Earthquakes and volcanoes.
Climate change.