Our Changing World

1.  Features of earth: identify the position and explain the significance of latitude, longitude, equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, the Prime (or Greenwich) Meridian and time zones (including day and night) Understand time zones and lines of latitude and longitude. How much do maps tell us? Using globes, atlases, Digimaps explore earth's features.

2. Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region How are regions different/similar geographically? within North or South America. .

3. Retreival - Describe and understand maps including scales, grid references, contours and symbols.

Describe and understand key aspects of human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water. What are natural resources and how do they effect settlements? Explore natural resources using Oak Academy.

4. Analyse human settlement patterns and begin to look at local settlement patterns .Describe and understand key aspects of human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water. Why do settlements have different patterns?  Explore settlement patterns.

5. Describe and understand key aspects of human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water. Analyse human settlement patterns and begin to look at local settlement patterns.   Middleton as a settlement - describe how Middleton has developed and the settlement pattern created. Field work based around the enquiry question: What settlement patterns can we observe in our local area?'

6. How does climate change impact people's lives? Investigate climate change and extreme weather. Briefly explain climate change, focusing on how it affects global temperatures, sea levels, and weather patterns. Introduce the concept of extreme weather (e.g., hurricanes, floods, droughts, heatwaves, etc.) and how these events are becoming more frequent due to climate change. lead a class discussion about the impact of extreme weather on people’s lives, animals, and the environment. Use weather-related images (e.g., a flooded city or a drought-affected area) to show real-life examples of the effects.

7.  Retrieval - What is trade? What do you think of when you hear the word ‘trade’? What kinds of things do we trade with other countries?  (Australia exports wheat and coal; it imports electronics from countries like China. The UK imports oil and natural gas but exports cars and machinery.) Understand trade around the world and natural resource management. What is natural resource management and how does it impact our environment? Define natural resources. (materials that come from the earth, like water, minerals, oil, and timber, which are used to make products we need.) What is Resource Management? (Natural resource management is how we take care of the earth’s resources to make sure they are used sustainably and last for future generations.) We need to use resources in a way that doesn’t run out or harm the environment. Overusing or mismanaging resources can lead to problems like pollution, deforestation, and depletion of resources.