Title What geography do I know Key words
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Title: What geography do I know? Key words: Geography, physical geography, human geography Do now: What does geography mean to you? What did you learn about geography at primary school? What is your favourite geographical fact? Learning Objective: To develop our ideas about geography
What is geography? • Geography comes from the Greek word ‘geographica’ which means ‘writing the world’ • In physical geography we study the natural world • In human geography we study the man made world • Discuss your answers to the ‘Do now’ question as a class. Classify your favourite geographical facts as human or physical. Learning Objective: To develop our ideas about geography
KEY WORD ALERT! GEOGRAPHY • Define this word, then use it in a sentence • Draw an image to represent this world Learning Objective: To develop our ideas about geography
TASK: • You already have geography skills and knowledge from your lessons in your primary school. • We would like to find out what you already know so we can build on this knowledge and help you to be an even better geographer. • You will fill out a ‘what you know’ booklet to show us what you can do. • You should work on this individually and put as much effort into it as you can so we find out what you can do when you try. Learning Objective: To develop our ideas about geography
Your work will be assessed using this grid: I can… 1 Understand use 6 figure grid references 2 Understand use 4 figure grid references 3 Identify eight points of the compass 4 Show the highest and lowest data in graphs 5 Label the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere and the equator 6 Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans 7 Name and locate the four countries of the United Kingdom 8 Identify biomes within Europe and the Americas 9 Describe the characteristics of polar regions Met? Your teacher will tick off this list as they check your booklet. They will give you a score out of 14 to show many of the statements have been ticked off. 10 Describe the characteristics of hot deserts 11 Describe the main features of volcanoes 12 Identify the main features of mountain climates Make sure that you really show us what you can do! 13 Understand the water cycle 14 Describe different types of settlements Learning Objective: To develop our ideas about geography
Reflection… • Which questions did you find it easy to answer? • Which questions did you find most challenging? Learning Objective: To develop our ideas about geography
Pupil Name: What Do You Know? I can… 1 Understand use 6 figure grid references 2 Understand use 4 figure grid references 3 Identify eight points of the compass 4 Show the highest and lowest data in graphs 5 Label the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere and the equator 6 Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans 7 Name and locate the four countries of the United Kingdom 8 Identify biomes within Europe and the Americas 9 Describe the characteristics of polar regions Met? J What Went Well: I was pleased with. . 10 Describe the characteristics of hot deserts 11 Describe the main features of volcanoes L Even Better If: I need to…… 12 Identify the main features of mountain climates 13 Understand the water cycle 14 Describe different types of settlements Learning Objective: To develop our ideas about geography
WWW 1. 2. 3. 4. You understand use 4 figure grid references You identify eight points of the compass You show the highest and lowest data in graphs You name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans 5. You name and locate the four countries of the United Kingdom 6. You understand the water cycle Learning Objective: To develop our ideas about geography
EBI A. You understand use 6 figure grid references B. You identify eight points of the compass C. You label the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere and the equator D. You name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans E. You name and locate the four countries of the United Kingdom F. You identify the main features of mountain climates G. You understand the water cycle Learning Objective: To develop our ideas about geography
