What is it like to live in Jamaica?
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Why this why now
This unit introduces a contrasting non-European locality, as required by the National Curriculum, and builds on pupils’ understanding of their own place. Its placement supports meaningful comparison, encouraging empathy, curiosity and awareness of diverse ways of living.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Some knowledge of global geography and the use of a globe to locate places.
- Knowledge of the local area.
- Some knowledge of using Google Earth, aerial photographs, map, stories and other source of geographical information to investigate places.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit introduces a contrasting non-European locality, as required by the National Curriculum, and builds on pupils’ understanding of their own place. Its placement supports meaningful comparison, encouraging empathy, curiosity and awareness of diverse ways of living.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Some knowledge of global geography and the use of a globe to locate places.
- Knowledge of the local area.
- Some knowledge of using Google Earth, aerial photographs, map, stories and other source of geographical information to investigate places.
What is it like to live in Jamaica?
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.
6 lessons in unit
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