Chesham Preparatory School Geography Curriculum 2015‐2016 Senior School (Years 5‐8) Year 5 Year 6 Year 5 Autumn Term 2015 Year 6 Autumn Term 2015  Location of continents  Importance of latitude, longitude, prime meridian, International Date Line  Integrated topic on Europe  Climates of the world  Global location Europe  Temperature data collection Chesham  Main physical features of UK  Comparison of biomes: Baffin Island (Arctic),  Main rivers and capital cities of UK Deserts of the world, Amazon rainforest  Computing location skills of countries and  Location knowledge their capitals (Sporcle, my child learns)  Main types of farming in UK  South East region of England Year 5 Spring Term 2016 Year 6 Spring Term 2016  Water in the landscape  An introduction to Tectonic processes‐
Volcanoes  Water cycle (PowerPoint project)  Case study of Mount Etna/ Mt St Helens  Parts of a river basin  An introduction to OS map work  Case study of the Grand Canyon  4 and 6 figure grid referencing  Types of sea defence Holderness coast  Location knowledge  Location knowledge Year 5 Summer Term 2016 Year 6 Summer Term 2016  How settlements were formed  Environmental issues, Buncefield  Settlement hierarchy  Natural hazards, environmental disaster and th
endangered species around the world  Case study of Warkworth 15 century and  Year 6 Fieldwork‐Environment: present day environmental survey of Chesham Prep  3D Land use fieldwork project (Burgess grounds model)  Preparation for end of year exam  Preparation for end of year exam  Location knowledge  Location knowledge Year 7 Year 8 Year 8 Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Autumn Term 2015 Common Entrance Syllabus Year 1 Common Entrance Syllabus Year 2  OS map work case study of Morpeth  Intensive OS map investigation of Aberdeen / Grimsby (applying knowledge for CE)  4 / 6 figure grid referencing  Use maps in decision making  Eastings / Northings  Recap types of erosion and methods of  Spot heights and contours transportation in rivers  Direction and orientation compass point  Year 8 study of the River Chess to include  Distance measuring and area project for Common Entrance  Relief and landscape features (steep, gentle  Annotate river sketches and photographs gradients), plateau, floodplain, valley, River Chess project headland, bay, scarp  Use of bar charts, graphs, pie charts River  3D cross‐curricular contour project Chess project (liaise with computing  Population numbers / density for Uk and the department) world  Tabular presentation of data River Chess  Population rise and fall: birth rate, death project rate, natural increase, and migration 
Simple annotated cross sections 3D profiles  Site, situation and shape of settlements from contours (factors early settlers considered when 
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choosing sites for new settlements) Warkworth Settlement hierarchies: provision of goods and services Different types (sectors) of economic activity primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary Case study Apple i phone: reasons for its location, natural resources, raw materials, site, labour, power source, transport, inputs, processes and outputs Year 7 Spring Term 2016 (January internal exams) Weather and climate  Difference between weather and climate  Microclimates: aspect, shelter, surface  The water cycle: evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, interception, surface run‐off, infiltration, throughflow  Case study (Olympic Park sustainable development)  Questionnaires: surveys of shopping, traffic and pedestrian counts Stratford shopping centre  Environmental quality survey Stratford Olympic Park  Land use mapping Olympic Park  The different sectors of economic activity  Case study Lake District national park: sustainability, living standards, exploit, protect, manage, stewardship, sustainable development  Location knowledge Year 7 Summer Term 2016  Processes of weathering: freeze thaw, onion skin, chemical and biological  Processes of erosion, transportation and
Deposition (hydraulic action, abrasion, solution, attrition  Development of landforms: features of a valley, waterfall, gorge, meander, caves, arches, stacks and stumps, beaches, spits  Location knowledge  Revision for end of year exams 
The physical and human causes and effects of and responses to a flood and environmental impact (case study of flooding in Bangladesh)  Case study Somerset levels flooding  Recap classification of industries  Classification of industries (case study of the fashion industry, Nike if time)  Comparison between developed and developing countries  Location knowledge of cities Year 8 Spring Term 2016 (January internal exams)  Structure of the earth, 4 layers and difference between oceanic and continental crust  Tectonic plates  Constructive and destructive plate boundaries  Global distribution of volcanoes and earthquakes  Case studies of a volcanic eruption, Mt St Helens and Montserrat (a comparison between a developed and a developing country (causes, environmental and human effects and human responses)  Case study of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan (causes, environmental and human effects and human responses)  Type and location of plate margins (Japan)  Location knowledge  Transport and Industry: transport routes, modes of transport, road, rail, sea, air  Transport: impact on the environment, case study HS2 Year 8 Summer Term 2016  Types of rainfall: relief, convectional, frontal  Annotated diagrams of types of rainfall  Causes of temperature and rainfall variation in British Isles: latitude, altitude, relief, prevailing winds, distance from the coast  North Atlantic Drift and Jet Stream  Preparation for Common Entrance exams and end of year exams Location knowledge at each stage Year 5 Year 6 Continents: all 7 plus an in depth study of Europe Mountains: Alps, Pyrenees, Grampians, lake District, Pennines, Snowdonia Oceans: Atlantic, Arctic Countries: England, Wales, Scotland, N.Ireland, Rep of Ireland and countries of Europe Rivers: Severn, Thames, Trent, Clyde, Shannon, Mersey, Tyne, Rhine Islands: Isle of Man, Orkneys, Shetlands, Isle of White, Hebrides Major cities: Belfast, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, London Capitals Belgium, Denmark, Paris, Berlin, Athens, Reykjavik, Rome, Amsterdam, Oslo, Warsaw, Lisbon, Moscow, Madrid, Bern Continents: Africa, Asia, N.America, S. America, Oceania, Antarctica Seas: Mediterranean Oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, Arctic Other features: Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, Equator, International date line, North Pole, South Pole, Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn Oceans: Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Pacific, Southern Ocean, Red Sea Rivers: Amazon, Nile Countries: Egypt, South Africa, USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, China, India, Japan, Russia, Australia Cities: New York, Sydney Desert: Sahara Common Entrance for examination in 2016 Present Year 7/8 (2 year course)
In bold location knowledge learnt by end of Key Stage 2 (Year 6)
THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EUROPE Major physical features Continents Europe Mountain ranges Alps, Pyrenees Oceans Atlantic, Arctic Seas Mediterranean Rivers Rhine Other features Arctic Circle, North Pole, Prime Meridian British Isles Countries England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Rep. of Ireland Sea areas English Channel, Irish Sea, North Sea Rivers Severn, Thames, Trent, Clyde, Shannon, Mersey, Tyne Upland areas Grampians, Lake District, Pennines, Snowdonia Islands Anglesey, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Orkneys, Shetlands, Isle of Wight Major cities Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Plymouth, Southampton Countries and their capitals Europe Belgium (Brussels), Denmark (Copenhagen), France (Paris), Germany (Berlin), Greece (Athens), Iceland (Reykjavik), Italy (Rome), Netherlands (Amsterdam), Norway (Oslo), Poland (Warsaw), Portugal (Lisbon), Russia (Moscow), Spain (Madrid), Switzerland (Bern) THE REST OF THE WORLD Major physical features Continents Africa, Asia, North America, South America , Oceania, Antarctica Mountain ranges Andes, Himalayas, Rockies Deserts Sahara Oceans/seas Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Pacific, Southern Oceans, Red Sea Rivers Amazon, Mississippi, Nile, Yangtze (Chang Jiang), Ganges Other features Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, Equator, International Dateline, North Pole, South Pole, Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn Countries and their capitals Africa Egypt (Cairo), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa), Ghana (Accra), Kenya (Nairobi), Nigeria (Abuja), South Africa (Pretoria) North America Canada (Ottawa), Mexico (Mexico City), USA (Washington DC) South America Argentina (Buenos Aires), Brazil (Brazilia), Chile (Santiago), Colombia (Bogota), Peru (Lima) Asia Afghanistan (Kabul), Bangladesh (Dhaka/Dacca), China (Beijing), India (New Delhi), Indonesia (Jakarta), Iran (Tehran), Iraq (Baghdad), Israel (Jerusalem), Japan (Tokyo), Pakistan (Islamabad), Russia (see Europe), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), South Korea (Seoul), Thailand (Bangkok), Turkey (Ankara) (also in Europe) Oceania Australia (Canberra), New Zealand (Wellington) , Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby) Other major cities and city states Dubai, Kolkata, Los Angeles, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Sydney, Vancouver