Year 7 - Geography
Geography in secondary school
Geography: what makes a geographer?
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Unit Summary
Pupils will use atlases, maps and globes to develop their locational knowledge of the world. Pupils will focus in on specific places to develop an awareness of how geographers examine place. OS maps and GIS will be used alongside fieldwork to build pupils' procedural knowledge.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe the knowledge and skills you will learn in geography at secondary school.
Key Notes
- Geography is the study of places around the world and the relationships between people and their environments.
- Physical geography is the study of the Earth's natural features and processes.
- Human geography is the study of how societies, cultures and economies differ around the world.
- Environmental geography studies the relationships between people and the environment.
Vocabulary To Learn
- locational knowledge: Locational knowledge is knowledge which is about places and the features within those locations.
- physical geography: Physical geography is the study of the natural world, for example landforms such as rivers and coastlines.
- environmental geography: Environmental geography is the study of the human impact on the natural environment.
- human geography: Human geography is the study of societities, cultures and economies.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Geography is learning about the natural world.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Geography is the study of places around the world and the relationships between people and their environments. Physical geography is the study of the Earth's natural features and processes.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'locational knowledge'
Locational knowledge is knowledge which is about places and the features within those locations.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Geography is learning about the natural world. Correction: Geography has many different aspects and includes learning about the natural world and learning about society.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Different map projections Study Guide
- Features of an OS map Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating survey data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Planning and collecting survey data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Presenting survey data Study Guide
- Four and Six Figure Grid References Study Guide
- Latitude and longitude Study Guide
- Locational knowledge of the world Study Guide
- Scale and distance on OS maps Study Guide
- Showing height and relief on OS maps Study Guide
- Using a GIS to locate and analyse places around the world Study Guide
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