| Autumn 1 | Interconnected World | What is Geography and why does it affect you? - Annotation of UK, Europe and World Map
- Create the nutrient, water cycle, food chains and food webs
- Interpretation of data
- Discussion of ways to be sustainable
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| Autumn 2 | Our Dynamic Planet | Why is place and location knowledge useful? - Use of compass direction to describe the location of the UK at different scales
- Interpreting OS maps
- Grid references
- Hazards and physical vulnerability
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| Spring 1 | Investigating Leicester | How dynamic is Leicester? - Site and situation.
- The Roman legacy
- Victorian Challenges
- Industry — economic sectors
- Migration
- Land use
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| Spring 2 | What Lies beneath? – Geology | Why are there different types of landscapes? - Rock groups — formation and characteristics
- UK geology
- Types of weathering
- Continental drift
- Soil and us
- Desertification
- Sustainable land use
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| Summer 1 | Devastating Disasters | What is a disaster and how can countries respond? - Natural disasters
- Icelandic eruption
- Chilean Earthquake
- Mississippi floods vs Drought
- Hurricane Wilma
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| Summer 2 | Watery World | How important is the hydrological cycle to sustaining life? - The water cycle and rivers
- River processes – TED
- River landforms
- Rivers and us
- Flooding in Wales
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