INTRODUCTION
WHAT DO WE LEARN IN the autumn TERM?
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1. WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY
What is PHYSICAL, HUMAN & ENVIRONMENTAL Geography? SKILLS: We will be developing new skills in: - Using photos. - Asking (W5) questions - Drawing conclusions - Value of Geography 2. WHERE DO I LIVE? You will begin to understand: - Your local area — Belfast - Northern Ireland - UK - Neighbouring countries. - Capital cities. - Counties - Provinces 3. ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP SKILLS You will begin to know and understand: - 4 & 6 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES - Direction, distance, symbols, height and scale. |
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WHAT DO WE LEARN IN the spring TERM?
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4 SETTLEMENT
You will be learning about: - Sites of settlements (Why are cities built where they are) - Early settlement sites - Settlement patterns - Settlement sizes and names (such as hamlet, village, town etc) 5 BELFAST AS AN IMPORTANT SETTLEMENT You will be learning about : - The Growth of Belfast - Past /Present / future influences on the city 6 LAND USE PATTERNS IN A CITY LIKE BELFAST & IN AN LEDC CITY - House types and location - Functions / services / shops—low and high order. - Changing land use 7 SETTLEMENTS IN LEDC’s - Shanty towns - Settlement problems in both LEDC cities and MEDC cities |
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what do we learn in the summer term?
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8 WEATHERING AND EROSION
- What is weathering / Chemical weathering / Physical (freeze thaw) Biological weathering - What is erosion? - The agents of corrosion—Rivers ; sea ; ice ; wind 8 RIVERS - What is the Water cycle? - How do rivers shape the land? - One feature along the upper, middle and lower courses of a river– eg waterfall 9. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH RIVERS - Flooding / Pollution 10. LANDFORMS - Formed by the sea, wind and ice erosion - Caves ; Pedestal rocks ; U shaped valleys |
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