Knowledge and skills:

During Year 3 & Year 4 the children learn to:

• use the correct geographical words to describe a place;
• use some basic Ordnance Survey map symbols;
• use grid references on a map;
• use an atlas by using the index to find places;
• describe how volcanoes are created;
• locate and name some of the world’s most famous volcanoes;
• describe how earthquakes are created;
• name a number of countries in the northern hemisphere;
• name and locate the capital cities of neighbouring European countries.

• carry out research to discover features of villages, towns or cities;
• plan a journey to a place in England;
• collect and accurately measure information (e.g. rainfall, temperature, wind speed, noise levels, etc.);
• explain why people may be attracted to live in cities;
• explain why people may choose to live in one place rather than another;
• locate the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn;
• explain the difference between the British Isles, Great Britain and the United Kingdom;
• know the countries that make up the European Union;
• find at least six cities in the UK on a map;
• name and locate some of the main islands that surround the United Kingdom;
• name the areas of origin of the main ethnic groups in the United Kingdom and in our school.