Year 2 – Geography

YEAR 2 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Locational Knowledge

Locational Knowledge - Core Skills

Children can:
a Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans.
b Name and locate the four countries and capital cities of the
United Kingdom.
c Identify Kingdom and its surrounding seas. characteristics of
the four countries and capital cities of the United.

Locational Knowledge - Vocabulary

YEAR 2 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Place Knowledge

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Place Knowledge - Core Skills

Children can:
a Understand geographical similarities and differences through
studying the human and physical geography of a small area of
the United Kingdom.
b Understand geographical similarities and differences through
studying the human and physical geography of a small area in a
contrasting non-European country.

Place Knowledge - Vocabulary

YEAR 2 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Human and Physical Geography

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Human and Physical Geography - Core Skills

Children can:
a Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United
Kingdom.
b Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the location of
hot and cold areas of the world including the North and South
Poles.
c Geographical vocabulary: key physical features, including:
beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil,
valley, vegetation, season and weather.
d Geographical vocabulary: key human features, including: city,
town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and
shop.

Human and Physical Geography - Vocabulary

YEAR 2 - Examples of 'Expected' in the core skill of - Geographical Skills and Fieldwork

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Geographical Skills and Fieldwork - Core Skills

Children can:
a To use maps, atlases and globes to identify key features of the United Kingdom as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage.
b To use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) as well locational and directional language.
c To use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features.

Geographical Skills and Fieldwork - Vocabulary

Fluency examples from KS1:

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