A continent is a large land mass on Earth and there are seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania.

Transport is a way of travelling between places and methods of transport include cars, buses, trains, bicycles and aeroplanes.

A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.

An ocean is a very big area of salt water between the continents.

The location of Africa and UK connections

Geography

This unit provides a foundation for 'Europe: How diverse are its landscapes and places' and 'Europe: What is it like to live in northern Italy', which further extend pupils’ knowledge and understanding of distant places and how to investigate them at continental and regional scales.

This unit builds on 'The UK: What kind of place is is?' and 'Local area: Why is (our place) special', extending and deepening pupils’ place knowledge and understanding through the study of Jamaica and a specific small Jamaican locality. It develops geographical vocabulary and skills, enabling pupils to identify similarities and differences.

What is it like to live in Tanzania?

A photograph is a picture that you take with a camera or mobile phone.

Climate is an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more).

A landscape is an area and its landforms and features that can be seen when viewed from another place.

Tanzania's climate and landscapes

An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.

A satellite image is a photograph taken from high above using a satellite.

Something that is natural has not been changed by humans.

A three-dimensional (3D) object is solid- its dimensions are height (top to bottom), width (side to side) and depth (front to back).

Physical and human features of Tanzania

Similarities are the things that are the same when compared with others.

Differences are the things that are not the same when compared with others.

A physical feature is natural and has not been formed or made by humans.

A city is a settlement that is usually larger than a town and has local government.

 Similarities and differences: Arusha in Tanzania

A job is regular work which is usually paid.

A community is a group of people who all have something in common.

A safari is a journey on land to watch, photograph or hunt wild animals.

Charity is offering actions or money to help someone or something in need.

Being in the hot seat means being the person to answer questions being asked by the group.

Jobs in Arusha, Tanzania

A village is a small group of houses where people live.

What is it like to live in Tanzania?

What is it like to live in Tanzania?

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These lessons will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.