A continent is a large land mass on Earth and there are seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania.

An ocean is a very big area of salt water between the continents.

The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea and the islands in it; it is located between North and South America, to the west of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Caribbean location and UK connections

Geography

Jamaica's location and climate

Key physical and human features of Jamaica

Similarities and differences: Kingston in 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?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

What is the name of the sea that surrounds Jamaica?

Which is not a connection between the UK and Jamaica?

What was the name of the important ship that travelled from the Caribbean to the UK in 1948?

Which continent on this map is coloured orange?

Which continent on this map is coloured brown?

a small area of salt water between the continents

a very big area of salt water between the continents

a very big area of fresh water between the continents

What can we use in the UK to investigate Jamaica?

The Caribbean location and UK connections

Lesson outcome

Content guidance