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 and 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 and Physical Geography

Main concept: Human & Physical Processes

Volcanoes

Explore Volcanoes

Earthquakes

Explore Earthquakes

https://www.usgs.gov/

https://rsoe-edis.org/eventmap

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/hazards/

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 and Physical Geography

Main concept: Human & Physical Processes

Rivers

Explore Rivers

UK Rivers

Water Cycle

Explore the Water Cycle

Natural Resources

Human and 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 and Physical Geography

Main concept: Place/Space/Scale

What are biomes?

Explore Biomes

Biomes Map