Key Stage 3 Learning Journey: Geography year 7
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Half Term
Spring Term
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Summer Term
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Year 7
Earth on the move
skills
Assessment
Where we live
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Map Skills
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Identificatio
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 Define
knowledge
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to
diagrams.
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 Describe.
Locate the UK and Add locations in the
world continents
UK to UK map.
onto a map.
Describe height of
Identify 3 different land using maps.
types of
geography.
Use map symbols.
Label layers of the
earth onto a
diagram.
Identify different
types of photographs
Is the earth heating
up?
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Map Skills
Construct
diagrams
Infer from
graphs
Explain
Use data
Suggest
Map extent Ice
covered the UK on
map.
Draw diagrams
showing formation of
U shaped valleys.
Infer climate patterns
from graphs.
Should we be part
of Europe?
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Map Skills
Infer
Describe
Summarise
Explain
Apply
Map countries that
are included in the
EU.
Describe the
population structure
of Italy using a
population pyramid.
Summarise the
positives and
From Russia with love. Mystical Asia
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Map Skills
Infer from
graphs
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 Compare
 Contrast
 Explain
 Describe
 Summarise.
Map key locations in
Russia to map.
Describe the climate
of Russia using a
climate graph.
Suggest reasons for
Russian climate.
Compare and
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Map Skills
Infer from
graphs
Suggest
Explain
Justify
Research
Map key locations in
China to map.
Describe the
population structure of
China using a
population pyramid.
Explain how the
population has been
controlled.
Define key words
Explain plate
tectonics.
Describe the rock
cycle
Explain the reason for
growth in tourism
Map global climates.
Draw diagram of
greenhouse effect.
negatives of an
ageing population.
Explain why the earth
is heating up.
Explain how Italy
has managed its
population.
Use data to predict
future climate trends.
Suggest possible
methods to reduce
impacts of climate
change.
Use a case study to
explain push and
pull factors for
migration.
contrast the Russian
population to other
EU countries.
Compare and
contrast rural and
urban living.
Describe
environmental
problems in Russia.
Explain how nuclear
energy works.
Summarise the
positive and negatives
of nuclear energy.
Justify your own
opinion as to whether
the one child policy was
successful.
Compare and contrast
Chinas population
methods with India.
Explain the jobs
available in Asia
(primary/secondary/
tertiary/quaternary)
Research how China is
linked to globalisation.
Key Stage 3 Learning Journey: Geography year 8
Autumn Term
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Spring Term
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How do you survive
this without water?
Can aid really help?
Summer Term
Half Term
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Year 8
Water water
Everywhere
Skills
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Assessment
Map skills
Describe
Draw
diagrams
Explain
Compare and
contrast
Locate a river in the
UK and Bangladesh.
Describe how a river
changes from source
to mouth.
Draw a diagram to
show how
waterfalls/v-shaped
valleys/meanders
and ox bow lakes
form.
Arabian Nights
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Map skills
Explain
Describe
Interpret
graphs
Summarise
Research
Locate key areas
within the Middle
East.
Locate areas of hot
desert.
Explain why deserts
are found in the
Middle East.
Describe the climate
of the Middle East
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Map skills
Describe
Explain
Compare
Contrast
Locate the Sahara
desert and
Antarctica.
Describe the climate
of the Sahara and
Antarctica using a
climate graph.
Describe the desert
and polar
ecosystems.
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Map skills
Describe
Define
Explain
Compare and
contrast
 Summarise
 Justify
Locate key areas of
Africa.
Describe the divide
between rich and
poor in Africa.
Define key terms.
Explain the HDI
index.
Compare the HDI of
Africa with other
Where are my jeans
from?
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Map Skills.
Define
Describe
Compare
Explain
Justify.
Eco warriors
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Map Skills
Explain
Link
Describe
Persuade
Identify
Justify
Locate the countries
involved in making a
pair of jeans.
Locate
vulnerable/sensitive
areas of the world.
Define key terms.
Explain why some
animals may become
extinct.
Describe the life of a
producer and a
consumer.
Compare the
production of goods
in an LEDC and
Link the effects
animal extinction
would have on the
food chain.
Explain how/why a
river floods.
using a climate
graph.
Explain the process
of desertification.
To compare and
contrast two flooding
case studies.
Summarise the
Bangladesh and the
issues of
UK.
desertification.
Explain coastal
processes.
Explain the
formation of oil.
Research why oil is a
big business in the
Middle East.
Explain how animals
have adapted to live
in these
environments.
Explain how people
use the landscape.
Compare and
contrast how both
areas survive without
water.
countries studied.
MEDC.
Summarise the
reasons for aid.
Explain how
globalisation has
affected trade.
Justify an opinion on
the role of aid. Does
aid help or hinder
Africa?
Justify a consumer’s
point of view.
Explain how natural
resources can cause
conflict.
Describe how waste
affects our world.
Persuade others to
manage their waste.
Identify the causes of
global warming and
students own carbon
footprint.
Justify sustainable
living for the future.