Emerging

Developing

Securing

Mastering

Location and place

Has basic understanding of continents and countries on a world map and knows the basic difference between human and physical characteristics

 

 

Can locate and describe continents and countries and has some knowledge of physical and human characteristics

 

Can compare continents and countries linked to physical and human characteristics

 

 

Can compare and contrast continents and countries linked to physical and human characteristics in detail

 

Geographical skills

Can use geographical skills at a basic level

e.g. direction and symbols

 

Can use satellite imagery

Can use geographical skills with some confidence

e.g. 4 figure grid references

 

basic knowledge of satellite imagery

 

Can use geographical skills competently

e.g. scale, 6 figure grid reference and relief

 

Can identify places and features using GIS

 

Can use geographical skills confidently and apply to maps at various scales.

 

Sound use of GIS in a range of contexts

 

 

Human geography

Know some reasons for settlement location

 

Know the land use of an urban area

 

Can collect some basic information on a local field visit (Longbenton housing)

 

Describe reasons for settlement location

 

Describe how the land use of an urban area changes as you move into the centre

 

can collect some information on a local field visit (Longbenton housing)

Explain the reasons for settlement location

 

Explain why the land use of an urban area changes as you move into the centre

 

Can use digimap for schools to show the characteristics of Newcastle

 

Can collect a range of information on a local field visit and describe trends (Longbenton housing)

Explain the factors affecting weather and climate

 

Can explain variations in Britain’s climate

 

Explain differences in climatic zones of the world

 

Can collect a range of information in a school survey and describe trends (microclimates)

Physical geography

Know the difference between weather and climate and how to record some weather characteristics

 

Basic understanding of Britain’s climate

 

Can locate different climatic zones of the world

Can collect some information in a school survey (microclimates)

Begin to understand factors affecting weather and climate

 

Fairly sound knowledge of Britain’s climate

 

Describe differences in climatic zones of the world

can collect some basic information in a school survey (microclimates)

Explain the factors affecting weather and climate

 

 

Can explain variations in Britain’s climate

 

Explain differences in climatic zones of the world

 

Can collect a range of information in a school survey and describe trends (microclimates)

Explain the factors affecting weather and climate and begin to describe possible future changes

 

Understand links between factors that affect Britain’s climate

 

Explain differences in climatic zones of the world and its impact on people and the environment

 

Can collect a range of information in a school survey and describe trends (microclimates)