Year 3

In Year 3, children will complete the following skills related to Geography:

Locational knowledge:

- Locate and name the continents on a World Map.

- Locate the main countries of Europe inc. Russia.

- Identify capital cities of Europe.

- Locate and name the countries making up the British Isles, with their capital cities.

- Identify longest rivers in the world, largest deserts, highest mountains.

- Identify the position and significance of Equator, N. and S. Hemisphere, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

Place knowledge:

- Compare a region of the UK with a region in Europe, eg. local hilly area with a flat one or under sea level. Link with Science - rocks.

Human and Physical Geography:

- Describe and understand key aspects of:

•  Physical geography including Rivers, excluding transpiration, brief introduction to Volcanoes and earthquakes linking to Science: rock types.
• Human geography including trade links in the Pre-roman.
• Types of settlements in Early Britain linked to History. 

Geographical Skills and Fieldwork:

- Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping (Google Earth) to locate countries and describe features studied.

- Learn the eight points of a compass, 2 figure grid reference (maths co-ordinates), some basic symbols and key (including the use of a simplified Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world.

- Use fieldwork to observe and record the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies.