| Knowledge | Geography on your doorstep - looking at key features of the UK such as mountains and rivers; major cities and tourist attractions. | Map Skills - learning how to read and create maps. Practical skills for navigation and describing the location of places using compass directions; grid references and so on. | Earthquakes & Volcanoes - learning theories of plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth; learning how earthquakes and volcanoes are created; how they are measured and what their characteristics are. | Earthquakes & Volcanoes - investigating the impacts of these natural hazards and how these effects can be managed. Looking at specific examples such as: Mount St Helens Eruption; the Japan Tsunami and the Nepal Earthquake | Problems in global cities - looking at the growth of urbanisation and the challenges this has bought. Focussing on cities such as Lagos, Rio, New York & Shanghai. | Anthropogenic Issues - looking at human impact on the natural world. Exploring issues such as deforestation; desertification; ocean pollution. |
