Geography
GEOGRAPHICAL UNDERSTANDING
Emerging
- You can describe how physical and human processes can lead to places changing.
- You can identify geographical patterns
- You identify how people damage the environment.
- You can identify that people may have different opinions about the environment.
Developing
- You can describe and begin to explain how physical and human processes can lead to places changing.
- You can describe geographical patterns
- You identify how people can improve and damage the environment.
- You can identify why people may have different opinions about the environment.
Secure
- You can describe and explain how physical and human processes can lead to places changing.
- You can explain geographical patterns
- You explain how people can improve and damage the environment.
- You can identify and begin to explain why people may have different opinions about the environment.
- You can identify if development is sustainable or not.
Advancing
- You can describe and explain how physical and human processes can lead to places changing.
- You can explain geographical patterns at a range of scales
- You explain how people can improve and damage the environment.
- You can justify why people may have different opinions about the environment.
- You can justify if development is sustainable or not.
Excelling
- You can confidently describe and explain how physical and human processes can lead to places changing.
- You can fully explain geographical patterns at a range of scales
- You fully explain how people can improve and damage the environment.
- You can strongly justify why people may have different opinions about the environment.
- You can strongly justify if development is sustainable or not.
GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE
Emerging
- You have limited knowledge of places and can name some places in the UK.
- You can describe features of a place e.g. river, mountain, city, flat land.
- You know that places have similarities and differences
- You can recognise different environmental features such as a waterfall, meander and you can describe these features using adjectives
Developing
- You have a basic knowledge of places in the UK and elsewhere in the world.
- You can describe the physical and human geography of places and describe similarities and differences between places.
- You can recognise a range of environmental features and describe them and you can begin to explain their formation.
- You may refer to case study examples to illustrate your points
Secure
- You have good knowledge and understanding of places throughout the UK and the world.
- You can identify ways that the physical environment affects how humans interact with the land.
- You can name and explain the formation of a range of environmental features
- You can make some links about places in the UK and the rest of the world.
- You start to use case study examples effectively to support questions.
Advancing
- You have a detailed knowledge and understanding of places throughout the UK and the world.
- You understand that the physical environment affects how humans interact with the land.
- You can name and explain the formation of a range of environmental features in a logical sequence.
- You can make links about places in the UK and the rest of the world.
- You use case study examples effectively to support questions.
Excelling
- You have a detailed knowledge and understanding of places throughout the UK the world (UK, Asia, Africa)
- You understand that the physical environment affects how humans interact with the world
- You can name and explain the formation of a range of environmental features in a logical sequence
- You can make strong links about places in the UK and rest of the world
- You use case study examples effectively to support questions, including specific facts and figures about that case study
GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS
Emerging
- You can, with inaccuracies, conduct map skills such as; relief, 4 & 6 figure grid references, scale & distance, longitude & latitude and map symbols
- You can with inaccuracies, draw, describe and analyse a variety of maps, graphs and charts such as bar, pie, population pyramids and choropleth maps
- You have a limited understanding of the geographical timeline on the timeline
- You can make a decision
Developing
- You can, with few inaccuracies, conduct map skills such as; relief, 4 & 6 figure grid references, scale & distance, longitude & latitude and map symbols
- You can with few inaccuracies, draw, describe and analyse a variety of maps, graphs and charts such as bar, pie, population pyramids and choropleth maps
- You have a basic understanding of the geographical timeline on the timeline
- You can make decisions and you can justify your decisions
Secure
- You can, with at least 50% accuracy, conduct map skills such as; relief, 4 & 6 figure grid references, scale & distance, longitude & latitude and map symbols
- You can with at least 50% accuracy, draw, describe and analyse a variety of maps, graphs and charts such as bar, pie, population pyramids and choropleth maps
- You have an understanding of the geographical timeline and can begin to identify where what you are learning fits on the timeline
- You can make decisions considering at least 1 other stakeholder views. You can justify your decisions and consider the other side of the argument. You can make suggestions to solve a problem
Advancing
- You can, with accuracy, conduct map skills such as; relief, 4 & 6 figure grid references, scale & distance, longitude & latitude and map symbols
- You can with accuracy, draw, describe and analyse a variety of maps, graphs and charts such as bar, pie, population pyramids and choropleth maps
- You understand the geographical timeline and can identify where what you are learning fits on the timeline
- You can make decisions considering at least 2 other stakeholder views. You can justify your decisions and can also articulate the other side of the argument. You can make suggestions to solve a problem and you can explain which choice is the most sustainable choice
Excelling
- You can confidently and with 100% accuracy conduct map skills such as; relief, 4 & 6 figure grid references, scale & distance, longitude & latitude and map symbols
- You can confidently and accurately draw, describe and analyse a variety of maps, graphs and charts such as bar, pie, population pyramids and choropleth maps
- You fully understand the geographical timeline and can accurately identify where what you are learning fits on the timeline
- You can make informed decisions considering a range of stakeholder views. You can justify your decisions and can also articulate the other side of the argument. You can make suggestions to solve a problem and you can explain which choice is the most sustainable choice