A tourist attraction is something that people travel to see or do.

A physical geographical feature is natural and has not been built by humans.

A human geographical feature is something that humans have made or built.

A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.

Planning a journey through the Americas

Geography

Using maps to locate countries in North and South America

Climate of North and South America

Physical geography of North and South America

Human geography of North and South America

Economic activities of North and South America

Using digital maps to identify different landscapes of North and South America

This unit provides a foundation for 'South America: Why does the Amazon matter?', which extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes through a case study of the Amazon as a region of Brazil.

This unit builds directly on 'Europe: How diverse are its landscapes and places?', which focuses on the diverse people and landscapes of Europe, as well as earlier work in 'Contrasting locality: What is it like to live in (named location) in Jamaica?', which extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes.

This unit introduces the continents of North and South America through their physical and human features. Pupils explore climate, land use, and economic activity across different regions, and plan a journey that connects a range of contrasting places.

North and South America: how diverse are their places and landscapes?

Which of these countries is closest to Antarctica?

Which of these tourist attractions is not a physical geographical feature?

Which of these tourist attractions is not a human geographical feature?

Match these tourist attractions and countries.

Match each capital city with its approximate line of latitude.

Which of these countries is in North America?

Which of these countries is in South America?

 In which of these countries is a large area of the Amazon rainforest found?

In which of these countries is the Grand Canyon found?

far east or west a location is from the Prime Meridian

far north or south a location is from the Equator

high above or below sea leave a location is

many different plant and animal species live in a location

Planning a journey through the Americas

Lesson outcome