A capital city is the place in a country where the government ‘sits’ and has its centre of power.

A digital map is a map that you view and use on a computer.

An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.

Settlements are places where groups of people live and work.

Similarities and differences: Kingston in Jamaica

Geography

The Caribbean location and UK connections

Jamaica's location and climate

Key physical and human features of Jamaica

Farming in Jamaica

Going on holiday to Jamaica

This unit provides a foundation for 'Europe: How diverse are its landscapes and places' and 'Europe: What is it like to live in northern Italy', which further extend pupils’ knowledge and understanding of distant places and how to investigate them at continental and regional scales.

This unit builds on 'The UK: What kind of place is is?' and 'Local area: Why is (our place) special', extending and deepening pupils’ place knowledge and understanding through the study of Jamaica and a specific small Jamaican locality. It develops geographical vocabulary and skills, enabling pupils to identify similarities and differences.

This unit explores what it is like to live in a contrasting locality by studying Jamaica and Tanzania. Pupils investigate location, climate, and key physical and human features, and compare each place with their own through maps, images and geographical vocabulary.

Contrasting locality: what is it like to live in Jamaica/Tanzania?

Which of these are human features found in Kingston?

Match the location in Jamaica to the settlement type

Which of these is not a similarity between Jamaica and the UK?

Which of these is a physical feature found in Kingston?

A {{}} is the place in a country where the government ‘sits’ and has its centre of power

Match the UK countries to their capital cities

What sort of map would you use on a computer?

Where is an aerial photograph taken from?

A __________ is a place where people live and work

Similarities and differences: Kingston in Jamaica

Lesson outcome