Knowledge and skills:

During Year 5 & Year 6 the children learn to:

• plan a journey to a place in another part of the world, taking account of distance and time;
• explain why many cities are situated on or close to rivers;
• explain why many people are attracted to live by rivers;
• explain the course of a river;
• name and locate many of the world's most famous rivers in an atlas;
• name and locate many of the world's most famous mountainous regions in an atlas;
• explain how a location fits into its wider geographical location with reference to human and economical features.

• use Ordnance Survey symbols and 6 figure grid references;
• answer questions by using a map;
• use maps, aerial photographs, plans and e-resources to describe what a locality might be like;
• describe how some places are similar and dissimilar in relation to their human and physical features;
• name the largest desert in the world and locate desert regions in an atlas;
• identify and name the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn as well as the Arctic and Antarctic Circles;
• explain how time zones work and calculate time difference around the world.