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Year 2

Hot places: where are they and what are they like?

4 lessons

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  • Climate and weather
  • Earth geometry
  • Land use and settlement
  • Natural resources
  • Physical processes

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This unit explores the world’s hottest places, focusing on tropical rainforests and hot deserts. Pupils use maps and images to locate these environments, describe their climates and features, and compare contrasting hot places around the world.

This unit builds on pupils’ understanding of weather, seasonal change and polar regions by introducing contrasting hot environments. Its placement supports comparison across climate zones and prepares pupils for future learning about biomes, vegetation and human-environment interaction.

  1. The world's hottest places
  2. Tropical rainforests: climate and location
  3. Hot deserts: climate and location
  4. Visiting the hot places of the world

  • Pupils should know the difference between hot and cold temperatures.
  • They should know that the Polar Areas are cold places.
  • They should know the location of the Poles and the Equator.
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