Year 2
In Year 2, children will complete the following skills related to Geography:
Locational Knowledge:
- Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans.
Place Knowledge:
- Understan d geographic al region in Europe, e.g. local hilly area with a flat one or under sea level. Link with Science, rocks.
Geographical Skills and Fieldwork:
- Use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct basic symbols in a key.
- Use simple compass Directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map.