Geography in the news
I can reflect on and discuss how geography helps us to understand the world and how it works.
Geography in the news
I can reflect on and discuss how geography helps us to understand the world and how it works.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Geography is happening all around us every day.
- News stories often have geographical causes and geographical impacts.
- Geographical knowledge and skills can help us to understand the news.
Keywords
Supply chain - A supply chain is all of the stages involved in producing goods, transporting them and selling them to customers.
Migration - Migration means moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there.
Conflict - A conflict is a strong disagreement between people or countries which may lead to fighting.
Climate change - Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures.
Common misconception
Geography is something that happens in other parts of the world not in the place where we live.
Investigate the geography in local news stories as well as stories from elsewhere in the UK and other countries.
To help you plan your year 6 geography lesson on: Geography in the news, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 6 geography lesson on: Geography in the news, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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6 Questions
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