Blog by Tag: Geography

This term we are looking at settlements. Last week, we identified the features of a village. This week, we are identifying the features of a town and comparing the similarities and differences between them. We annotated a map of Crowborough, locating the facilities found in a town. Next week, we…

In geography this term, we are learning about coastal landforms and processes. This week we learnt about transportation and deposition.

This week in geography, we have been looking at how farmers have used irrigation to ensure that they can grow crops in hot climates. We have been particularly interested in California, and how irrigation can be impacted by droughts. 

This half term has been about living in the countryside and the importance of caring for the countryside. Children have learnt about green spaces and the countryside code.

Team Orchard have been learning all about the water cycle in Geography, linking it to the state of California in America and considering why water there is so important.

In geography, our topic is all about mountains. This week, we have learned all about the Andes mountain range in South America. We have identified that the Andes is the longest mountain range in the world, whilst the Himalayas is the highest mountain range in the world. Team Badgers have learned…

This week in geography, we have been learning about multi-cultural Cardiff. We have learnt about the yearly Mela Festival they have and how it celebrates different cultures and ethnicities, to bring everyone together. As our task, we designed a poster to advertise next year's…

In Geography, Rabbits have learnt what it is like to live in a city. We have explored our local environment and have distinguished between physical and human features of Lichfield and Birmingham.

This week in Geography, we have been looking at the climate in the Gobi Desert, including how much rainfall there is across the year, as well as how much the temperature varies. We were very surprised by our research and enjoyed plotting our data onto this graph! 

Orchard have begun their new unit in Geography this week all about deserts. They have been learning how to identify a desert and what the climate is like there.

In Geography, we have been learning all about Keswick. The children looked at the reasons as to why people visit Keswick. 

Our topic this term in geography is rivers and the children are enjoying learning all about the formation of rivers and the cycle of water around the world. With a focus on the river Indus, the children have began to look at the upper course of a river, where the source of a river starts and…