Geography at Ark Kings
Nursery
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Who am I? Human Geography: School environment and local area Creating simple maps | What happens at night? Understanding that people come from different countries |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Can you make it work? Exploring and comparing countries: China | Where do animals live? Physical Geography: oceans Mapping a simple journey (We’re going on a Bear Hunt) |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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What can we do to help? Physical Geography: farmland Human Geography: farm, different buildings near us (linked to people who help us) | How do things change over time? Using positional and directional language to follow and create simple maps |
All Nursery subjects Next Nursery Subject - Religious Education
Reception
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| Who am I? | What happens at night? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| Can you make it work? | Where do animals live? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| What can we do to help? | How do things change over time? |
All Reception subjects Next Reception Subject - Religious Education
Year 1
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My Local Area What is our local area like? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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The United Kingdom What are the countries that make up the United Kingdom like? | Beside the Sea (Geography)
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All Year 1 subjects Next Year 1 Subject - Religious Education
Year 2
| Spring 1 & 2 |
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Planet Earth Can you describe the seven continents and five oceans that make up planet Earth? |
| Summer 2 |
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Life in Kenya
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All Year 2 subjects Next Year 2 Subject - Religious Education
Year 3
| Autumn 2 |
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Settlements and Land Use (Geography) What is the land like in the United Kingdom and how do we use it?
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| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| Climate and Climate Zones (Geography) How are climate zones different around the world? | Europe (Geography) Which countries are in Europe and what are they like? |
All Year 3 subjects Next Year 3 Subject - Religious Education
Year 4
| Spring 1 & 2 |
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Amazon: Rivers and Rainforests (Geography) What is the Amazon, why is it significant and should it be protected? |
| Summer 2 |
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| The USA (Geography) What is it like in the USA? |
All Year 4 subjects Next Year 4 Subject - Religious Education
Year 5
| Spring 1 & 2 |
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Asia: Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes (Geography) What are natural disasters and how do they impact the lives of people living in Asia? |
| Summer 2 |
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Biomes (Geography) What are the different biomes of the world? |
All Year 5 subjects Next Year 5 Subject - Religious Education
Year 6
| Autumn 2 |
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Mapping the World (Geography) How can maps and fieldwork help us to understand a place? Is there anything they cannot tell us? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Global Challenges: Climate Change (Geography) What is climate change? | Global Challenges: Trade (Geography) What are natural resources and why do we use them? |
All Year 6 subjects Next Year 6 Subject - Religious Education
Year 7
What are the key physical and human processes on our planet?
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| Geography and Me? | Our planet |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| Resources and trade | Brilliant Biomes |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| Fantastic Landscapes of the UK | UK Coasts |
All Year 7 subjects Next Year 7 Subject - Religious Education
Year 8
Does humanity live sustainably with the environment?
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| River rivals | Food and famine |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| Endless Energy? | Climate Change |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| Polar Environments | The Middle East – A Regional Study |
All Year 8 subjects Next Year 8 Subject - Religious Education
Year 9
How globally connected is the world?
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| Global Oceans | Ocean Tectonics |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| The Global Economy | Development Disparity |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| Glacial Landforms and Processes | Independent Project – My UK Region |
All Year 9 subjects Next Year 9 Subject - Religious Education
Year 10 (AQA)
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| Tectonic Hazards, Weather Hazards, Climate Change | Living world: Ecosystems, rainforests and deserts |
| Spring 1 & 2 |
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| Urban issues and challenges (Case study cities: Rio and Birmingham) |
| Summer 1 & 2 |
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UK: Landscapes (Rivers, Coasts) Physical geography fieldwork: rivers |
All Year 10 subjects Next Year 10 Subject - Religious Education
Year 11 (AQA)
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| Changing Economic World | Resource Management |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Revision Human geography fieldwork: Urban Issues | Pre-release issue evaluation (28/03) |
| Summer 1 & 2 |
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| Revision and exams |
All Year 11 subjects Next Year 11 Subject - Religious Education