Curriculum Progression - Geography
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Curriculum Progression – Geography
EYFS Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
-Ask and answer geographical -Ask and answer geographical questions -Collect and analyse statistics and other
Investigate questions such as: What is this about the physical and human information in order to draw clear conclusions
Places place like? What or who will I see characteristics of a location. about locations.
in this place? What do people do in -Explain own views about locations, giving -Identify and describe how the physical
this place? reasons. features affect the human activity within a
-Identify the key features of a -Use maps, atlases, globes and location.
location in order to say whether it digital/computer mapping to locate -Use a range of geographical resources to give
is a city, town or village, coastal or countries and describe features. detailed descriptions and opinions of the
rural area. -Use fieldwork to observe and record characteristic features of a location.
- Use world maps, atlases and the human and physical features in the -Use different types of fieldwork sampling
globes to identify the United local area using a range of methods (random and systematic) to observe, measure
Kingdom and its countries, as well including sketch maps, plans and graphs and record the human and physical features in
as the countries, continents and and digital technologies. the local area. Record the results in a range of
oceans studied. - Use a range of resources to identify ways.
- Use simple fieldwork and the key physical and human features of a - Analyse and give views on the effectiveness
observational skills to study the location. of different geographical representations of a
geography of the school and the -Name and locate counties and cities of location (such as aerial images compared with
key human and physical features of the maps and topological maps – as in London’s
its surrounding environment. United Kingdom, geographical regions Tube map).
-Use aerial images and plan and their identifying human and physical -Name and locate some of the countries and
perspectives to recognise characteristics, including hills, cities of the world and their identifying
landmarks and basic physical mountains, cities, rivers, key human and physical characteristics, including
features. topographical features and land-use hills, mountains, rivers, key topographical
- Name, locate and identify patterns; and understand how some of features and land-use patterns; and
characteristics of the four these aspects have changed over time. understand how some of these aspects have
countries and capital cities of the changed over time.United Kingdom and its surrounding -Name and locate the countries of -Name and locate the countries of North and
seas. Europe and identify their main physical South America and identify their main
-Name and locate the world’s and human characteristics. physical and human characteristics.
continents and oceans.
-Understand geographical -Name and locate the equator, northern -Identify and describe the geographical
Investigate similarities and differences hemisphere, southern hemisphere, the significance of latitude, longitude, equator,
Patterns through studying the human and tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere,
physical geography of a small area and Antarctic Circle and date time the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic
of the United Kingdom and of a zones. Describe some of the and Antarctic Circle, and time zones (including
contrasting non-European country. characteristics of these geographical day and night).
-Identify seasonal and daily areas. -Understand some of the reasons for
weather patterns in the United -Describe geographical similarities and geographical similarities and differences
Kingdom and the location of hot differences between countries. between countries.
and cold areas of the world in - Describe how the locality of the school - Describe how locations around the world are
relation to the equator and the has changed over time. changing and explain some of the reasons for
North and South Poles. change.
- Identify land use around the -Describe geographical diversity across the
school. world.
-Describe how countries and geographical
regions are interconnected and
interdependent.
-Use basic geographical vocabulary -Describe key aspects of: -Describe and understand key aspects of:
Communicate to refer to: •physical geography, including: rivers, • Physical geography, including: climate zones,
Geographically •key physical features, including: mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes biomes and vegetation belts, rivers,
beach, coast, forest, hill, mountain, and the water cycle. mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes and the
ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation •human geography, including: settlements water cycle.
and weather. and land use. • human geography, including: settlements,
•key human features, including: - Use the eight points of a compass, land use, economic activity including trade
city, town, village, factory, farm, four- figure grid references, symbols links, and the distribution of natural
house, office and shop. and key to communicate knowledge of resources including energy, food, minerals and
- Use compass directions (north, the United Kingdom and the wider world. water supplies.
south, east and west) and locationallanguage (e.g. near and far) to -Use the eight points of a compass, four-
describe the location of features figure grid references, symbols and a key
and routes on a map. (that uses standard Ordnance Survey
- Devise a simple map; and use and symbols) to communicate knowledge of the
construct basic symbols in a key. United Kingdom and the world.
Use simple grid references (A1,
B1). -Create maps of locations identifying patterns
(such as: land use, climate zones, population
densities, height of land).
Begin to Use maps and Use maps, Use maps, Use maps, atlases Confidently use maps, Confidently use maps,
Locational explore a globe to atlases and/or atlases and/or and/or globes to globes, Digimaps and globes, Digimaps and
Knowledge globes and identify the globes to locate globes to locate confidently locate Google Earth. Google Earth.
picture continents and the northern and the Equator, the all four
atlases. oceans and southern Tropics of Cancer hemispheres, prime Use atlases/maps to Use atlases/maps to
understand hemispheres and and Capricorn. meridian and begin describe and locate describe and locate
that both a map places on the to explore the lines places using 4 figure places using 6 figure
and a globe equator which of latitude and grid references. grid references.
show the same are the hottest. longitude.
thing. Use maps to identify
longitude and
latitude.
Begin to Locate and To confidently Build on prior Locate the main - Identify the Identify the
identify the name the identify the 4 knowledge of UK rivers and mountain different countries different countries
locations of continents of countries of the regions by using ranges of Europe on of North America. of South America.
their home the world. UK and label the maps to locate a map using a range
and school capital cities. countries of of sources. Identify the major Identify the major
and other Locate and Europe. cities in America and cities in populous
familiar name the 4 Locate the consider how they South American
places. countries that Atlantic, Pacific differ to other countries and
make up the and Indian ocean. regions in the consider how they
UK. country. differ to otherLocate and Confidently Identify the regions in the
name the locate Australia different climate country.
Arctic and and the states zones.
Southern within Identify countries
Oceans Locate the mountain and cities in South
ranges and rivers in America using a range
Locate North America. of geographical
Australia on a resources.
map. Identify the Desert,
Freshwater, Taiga, Locate the mountain
Tundra, Temperate ranges and rivers of
Deciduous and South America.
Grassland biomes.
Identify the Ice,
Savannah, Marine and
Tropical rainforest
biomes.
Begin to Use simple Use simple Use simple Use the compass Use the compass Use the compass
describe compass compass compass points N, NE, E, points N, NE, E, points N, NE, E,
locations directions directions directions SE, S, SW, W, SE, S, SW, W, NW SE, S, SW, W, NW
using simple (North, South, (North, South, (North, South, NW to direct and and 4 grid and 6 grid
locational East and West) East and West) East and West) locate using a references to direct references to direct
and to describe the to describe the to describe the compass. and locate using a and locate using a
directional location of location of location of compass. compass.
language. features on a features on a features on a map
map. map
Begin to ask Study Study Study Raise questions Study Ask Geographical
Place and answer pictures/videos pictures/videos pictures/videos about the different photos/pictures/maps questions e.g. How
Knowledge simple of a locality and of two differing of Europe and ask hemispheres e.g. to make comparisons was the land used in
geographical ask localities, (the geographical What are the between locations. the past? How has it
questions geographical UK and questions e.g. similarities and . Ask Geographical changed? What made
linked to questions e.g. Australia) and What is it like to differences questions e.g. Howlocation e.g. What is it like ask geographical live in this place? between Eastern was the land used in it change? How may it
Where is…? to live in this questions e.g. How is this place and Western the past? How has it continue to change?
place? How is What is it like to different to cultures? How do changed? What made
this place live in this place? where I live? How the settlements in it change? How may it
different to How is this place are lifestyles Europe compare to continue to change?
where I live? different to different? MK?
where I live?
How are
lifestyles
different?
Express own Explain the To explore the To explore the To explore the
views about a purpose of a population of population of North population of South
place, people capital city and Europe, comparing America, comparing America, comparing
and form opinions on populations of populations of North populations of South
environment. how this affects European countries American countries to American countries to
population size. to the UK. the UK. the UK.
Discuss and Draw and label Study pictures Study maps to Make predictions on Compare and Compare and
begin to pictures to of the localities make how they think life contrast photographs contrast two
describe show how in the past and in assumptions will be different in of two differing differing regions
own places are the present and about the the two regions within North within South America.
significant different. ask ‘How has it different areas hemispheres. America.
places such changed?’ of Europe e.g.
as home and Compare using map keys to Make comparisons Using photographs, Using photographs,
school. physical and Compare identify between different children to make children to make
human physical and mountainous European countries connections between connections between
Develop a features. human features, areas, urban focusing on North America and South America and
basic, beginning to pose areas. settlements and the UK. the UK.
personal questions. human/physical
understandi features.
ng of theterm ‘place’, Compare physical Compare physical
linked to and human and human
own homes, features, draw features, draw
own conclusions, pose conclusions, pose
classrooms questions and questions and use
and areas use prior prior knowledge of
they use knowledge of map map reading.
regularly. reading.
Understand
that places
can have
similarities
and
differences.
Begin to
identify the
main
geographical
features of
their
immediate
environment.
Analyse evidence Analyse evidence Make assumptions Make assumptions
and draw and draw based on based on
conclusions e.g. conclusions e.g. make images/videos/Google images/videos/Google
make comparisons comparisons Earth about life Earth about life
between locations between locations in within differing within differing
in Europe using Europe using biomes and the biomes and the
photos/pictures. photos/pictures. animals which may animals which maysurvive in those survive in those
conditions. conditions.
Make comparisons Make comparisons
between biomes and between biomes and
discussing with discussing with
classmates the classmates the
similarities as well as similarities as well as
the differences the differences
Begin to Begin to Explain the main Begin to Explain the Begin to understand Secure
Human & name understand the differences understand the differences the links between the understanding of the
Physical features/fa differences between human terms ‘physical between the terms human and physical links between the
miliar places between human and physical geography’ (the ‘human geography’ geography of the human and physical
Geography within the (e.g. city, town, geographical study of the and ‘physical places studied. geography of the
local village, shop) features. natural features geography’. places studied.
environment and physical of the Earth) and
e.g. school, (e.g. hill, sea, ‘human geography’
home, house, river, weather) (the study of how
road, park. geographical human activity
features. affects or is
Make influenced by the
observations Identify key Earth’s surface
of the local human and and environment).
environment physical
and begin to features of
understand familiar places
why some including the
things occur school, its
and/or grounds and
change. the surrounding
environment.Identify Use some basic Understand and Begin to use a Use a wide Secure and further Confidently use a
similarities geographical use a range of wider geographical develop the use of a wide geographic
and vocabulary to basic geographical vocabulary to wide geographic vocabulary to
differences identify key geographical vocabulary to identify, describe vocabulary to identify, describe and
between human and vocabulary to identify, describe and compare the identify, describe and compare the human
familiar physical identify key and compare the human and physical compare the human and physical features
places using features of human and human and features of the and physical features of all of the locations
basic places studied. physical features physical features countries and of the continents, studied.
vocabulary of the places of the places regions studied. countries and regions
Begin to studied. studied. studied.
express
opinions on the Make simple
features of the comparisons
immediate local between the key
environment human and
physical features
of places studied
Milton Keynes
and Australia.
Identify Identify Identify Understand the Describe what Describe and Explain the concept
and begin seasonal and examples of main processes of clouds are, the understand the of climate.
to describe daily weather extreme weather the water cycle. different types of concept of climate.
the daily patterns in the and where in the cloud and how they Identify the key
weather and UK and explain world these can Explore the are formed. Identify the key features of the
seasons how the be witnessed different types features of the world’s climate zones,
using basic weather of weathering and Understand the world’s climate zones, biomes and vegetation
vocabulary changes with how this can main causes of biomes and vegetation belts
each season affect the climate change, the belts
impact this has andlandscape over how we can manage Understand the Understand the
time. the effects impact of climate impact of climate
zones and biomes on zones and biomes on
Identify the the human and the human and
physical physical geography of physical geography of
processes the Americas. the Americas.
surrounding
climate change
Describe the key Explore the 3 main Understand the
features and uses stages of a river and process of ocean
of rivers and understand the currents and how
understand how types of erosion and these contribute to
their features deposition that the Great Pacific
and uses have happens at each Garbage Patch.
changed over stage.
time.
Understand what
Understand the 3 volcanoes and
different types earthquakes are and
of mountain and describe how they
how they are can impact the
formed. human and physical
geography of a
place.
Identify the main
transport links Understand what a
within cities and coast is and identify
explore the main the main physical
advantages and features of a
disadvantages of coastline.
national andinternational Explore a variety of
travel. sea structures and
why they are used.
Understand what
we mean by .
imports/exports
and exploring the
trade routes for
food.
Identify natural
resources and
their uses.
Identify a Use a globe and Use world maps, Begin to use a Use a wider range of Use a wide range of Use a wide range of
Geographical map. world map and globes and wider range of maps (including OS maps (including OS maps (including OS
Skills & locate atlases to maps (including maps at varying maps at varying scales maps at varying scales
continents and identify OS maps) as well scales) as well as and thematic maps) as and thematic maps) as
Fieldwork oceans. locations studied as atlases, globes atlases, globes and well as atlases, globes well as atlases, globes
and digital digital mapping to and digital mapping to and digital mapping to
Use an mapping to locate locate countries and locate countries and locate countries and
atlas/map to countries and describe features describe features describe features
identify the UK describe features studied. studied studied.
and surrounding studied.
seas. Use the Use four-figure grid Use six figure grid
contents/index of references to references to
an atlas identify and describe identify and describe
locations. locations.
Confidently use the Confidently use the
contents/index of an contents/index of an
atlas. atlas.Begin to Begin to follow Devise a simple Create a simple Draw a map Draw with detail a Draw a map to scale
make routes on map of a place in sketch map e.g. (including symbols map (including (including symbols and
attempts at prepared maps. the local area. of a short route and key) from a symbols and key) key)from a
drawing a followed, with description and from a description description and
map. Use basic Use and symbols and a compare to other and compare to other compare to other
symbols in a construct basic key. maps. maps. maps
Make key. symbols in a key.
attempts to
draw and Draw own maps
label and plans by
features of drawing around
familiar shapes/using
environment own symbols.
s and
imaginary
places.
Begin to use Begin to use To recognise Begin to Understand more Explain ideas using a Explain ideas using a
secondary aerial/satellite and identify understand more complex keys (e.g. thematic map for thematic map for
sources (e.g. photos and plan basic OS complex keys (e.g. wider range of OS reference reference
photographs perspectives to symbols. wider range of symbols, size of
, sketches recognise OS symbols, size symbol for quantity)
or films) to familiar places. Zoom in/out and of symbol for
find out begin to quantity)
about places highlight/annota
te digital maps
Use aerial
/satellite photos
and plan
perspectives tolocate and
identify local
landmarks and
features
Use tallies and Use pictograms, Use a range of Use a range of data Complete and Complete and
simple tables tally charts, and data collecting collecting methods interpret tables interpret tables
(from Maths simple tables methods such as such as tallies, (including timetables (including timetables
NC). (from Maths NC) tallies, pictograms, line where appropriate) where appropriate)
pictograms and graphs and bar and line graphs (from and line graphs (from
bar graphs. graphs. Maths NC) Maths NC)You can also read
