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Year 6
Geography is all around us
I can reflect on geography as a subject and discuss the value of learning geography.
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Year 6
Geography is all around us
I can reflect on geography as a subject and discuss the value of learning geography.
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Key learning points
- Geography is a diverse subject that helps us to make sense of the world around us.
- Reflecting on prior learning can help us to develop new knowledge and skills.
- Geography is important in many different ways.
Keywords
Geographer - A geographer studies Earth's physical environments and human habitats.
Reflect - To reflect is to think very carefully about something.
Skills - Having skills means using your knowledge and learning to do a task or activity well.
Knowledge - Knowledge is information, facts, things you have learned and understand.
Common misconception
Geography is only something we learn at school.
Geography is all around us. We might learn it in school, at home and in many other places.
Remind learners of the geography topics they have covered previously.
Teacher tip
Licence
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these are physical geographical features?
canals
roads
Q2.
How many continents are there on Earth?
five
six
eight
Q3.
How many oceans are there on Earth?
three
four
six
Q4.
A is a place where people live and sometimes work.
Q5.
What are natural resources?
materials that serve no use to humans
materials that are produced by humans
Q6.
A is an area as well as its landform and features, which can be seen when viewed from another place.
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is a person called who studies Earth's physical environments and human habitats?
a meteorologist
a scientist
a mathematician
Q2.
Knowledge is ...
information you have learned.
facts and figures.
things you understand.
Q3.
What do geographers study?
Earth’s natural features and the processes that have shaped them
the people who live on our planet
how people interact with the environment
Q4.
In physical geography you might study ...
cities and towns.
global transport.
Q5.
In human geography you might study ...
natural hazards such as volcanic eruptions.
coastlines and the processes that happen there.
Q6.
What is an environment?
just the buildings and roads in an area
just the plants and animals living in a place
a biome