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North America: Children will…
Locational Knowledge
- Using maps, atlases and digital, locate North America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities, including states of USA
- Identify the position of and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Artic and Antarctic Circle , the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones ( including day and night)
Place Knowledge
- Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region within North America (The two Scarboroughs)
Human and Physical Geography
Describe and understand the key aspects of:
- Physical geography, climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, and the water cycle
- Human geography, including types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food ,minerals and water
Geographical Skills and Fieldwork
- Use maps, atlases, globes and digital computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
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