Year Group

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Y1

Place – the features that give a region its identity.

Local field trip - make observations about physical and human features.

Physical Processes – how natural processes form our landscapes and local environments.

Patterns with the seasons.

Scale – the relative dimension of features, places and impact.

Identify geographical features of different sizes.

Y2

Geographical Enquiry – the manner in which people try to understand and interpret different places.

Local field trip to create a sketch map.

Interconnections – understanding the links, networks and effect that places and people have with one another.

Comparing locations: Hatfield and a non-European place.

Human Processes – how humans use and develop land.

Describe locations and human activity that happens there.

Y3

Place – the features that give a region its identity.

Compare the geography of Egypt and the UK.

Physical Processes – how natural processes form our landscapes and local environments.

Features of the River Nile.

Scale – the relative dimension of features, places and impact.

Industry on the River Nile and Hatfield.

Y4

Geographical Enquiry – the manner in which people try to understand and interpret different places.

Local field work to create graphs.

Interconnections – understanding the links, networks and effect that places and people have with one another.

Pros and cons of living near volcanoes.

Human Processes – how humans use and develop land.

Land use changes over time.

Y5

Place – the features that give a region its identity.

Finding out geographical features in some parts of the UK. Persuading others to visit.

Physical Processes – how natural processes form our landscapes and local environments.

Coastal landforms created by erosion and deposition.

Scale – the relative dimension of features, places and impact.

Drawing maps and plans of different scales with accuracy.

Y6

Geographical Enquiry – the manner in which people try to understand and interpret different places.

Research a location using grid references/OS symbols.

Interconnections – understanding the links, networks and effect that places and people have with one another.

Biomes - how the desert in Dubai is transformed.

Human Processes – how humans use and develop land.

How industry changes, linked to Dubai.