Geography 2 year cycle Term Years 1/2 Cycle A Ongoing: daily weather patterns and immediate environment Autumn Food Glorious Food Study a variety of foods from producer to plate. Spring Journeys and Transport Over land sea and sky, compass and directional knowledge Summer Frozen Planet Arctic and Antarctic regions, continents and oceans Cycle B Ongoing: daily weather patterns and immediate environment Autumn Travels with Barnaby Bear UK localities Maps plans symbols Spring The Rainforest Physical features and place knowledge Summer The Seaside Physical and human features Years 3/4 Features of the World Map (Lines of latitude, longitude time zones, day and night) Climate and environmental regions Local field work (land use and building functions) Years 5/6 Name and locate the key topographical features including coast, features of erosion, hills, mountains and rivers. Understand how these features have changed over time. On a world map locate the main countries in Africa, Asia and Australasia/Oceania. Identify their main environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, and major cities Locate and name the main counties and cities in England. Compare 2 different regions in UK rural/urban. Atlas, globe and countries of the world (human and physical characteristics, major cities) Locate the main countries in Europe and North or South America. Locate and name principal cities. Maps (compass points, grid references, symbols) Linking with History, compare land use maps of UK from past with the present, mapping change over time. Local field work (physical geography of Hollingbourne) Compare a region in the U.K with a region in North or South America.