Geography

Spring 2020

London Geography

In this unit we will be:

• camparing where we live in rural Herefordshire to Central London
• looking at how the size of London has change over time
• describing key aspects of the physical and human environemnt
• looking at maps of different sclaes and comparing their keys
• measuring distance, both staight and along roads, using the scale of the map
• using digital maps to identify key landmarks in London
• using 4 and 6-figure grid references to locate specific landmarks on an OS map of London

Autumn Term

This term we will be studying 'The Amazing Americas.’

The children will be looking specifically at the physical geography of the continent as well as a little of the history and human geography. We will create maps and begin to use longitude and latitude. If you want to learn the names of the states of America to impress us all before we start, try this website!

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/us-state-games.html