Year 5

Geographical Enquiry

Physical Geography

Human Geography

Geographical

Knowledge

•  Can they collect

•  Can they explain why

•  Can they explain why

•  Can they name and

information about a

many cities of the world

people are attracted to

locate many of the

place and use it in a

are situated by rivers?

live by rivers?

world’s major rivers on

report?

•  Can they explain how a

•  Can they explain how a

maps?

•  Can they map land use?

location fits into its wider

location fits into its wider

•  Can they name and

•  Can they find possible

geographical location;

geographical location;

locate many of the

answers to their own

with reference to physical

with reference to human

world’s most famous

geographical questions?

features?

and economical

mountain regions on

•  Can they make detailed

•  Can they explain how the

features?

maps?

sketches and plans;

water cycle works?

•  Can they explain what a

•  Can they locate the USA

improving their accuracy

•  Can they explain why

place might be like in the

and Canada on a world

later?

water is such a valuable

future, taking account of

map and atlas?

•  Can they plan a journey

commodity?

issues impacting on

•  Can they locate and

to a place in another part

human features?

name the main countries

of the world, taking

in South America on a

account of distance and

world map and atlas?

time?