Geography in secondary school
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the knowledge and skills I will learn in geography at secondary school.
Key learning points
- Geography is the study of places around the world and the relationships between people and their environments.
- Physical geography is the study of the Earth's natural features and processes.
- Human geography is the study of how societies, cultures and economies differ around the world.
- Environmental geography studies the relationships between people and the environment.
Keywords
Locational knowledge - Locational knowledge is knowledge which is about places and the features within those locations.
Physical geography - Physical geography is the study of the natural world, for example landforms such as rivers and coastlines.
Environmental geography - Environmental geography is the study of the human impact on the natural environment.
Human geography - Human geography is the study of societities, cultures and economies.
Common misconception
Geography is learning about the natural world.
Geography has many different aspects and includes learning about the natural world and learning about society.
Teacher tip
Ask students what geography they think they have learnt in primary school.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Geography is the study of ...
Q2.Match each category of geography to its correct definition.
Q3.Knowing where places, countries and cities are in the world is ...
Q4.What do we use to help us locate places geographically?
Q5.An is a book of maps of the world that show the locations of places and features at global or national scale.
Q6.An environment is ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.This image shows ...
Q2.What type of geographical features does this image show?
Q3.Put these letters in the right order to help you answer the following question: what type of geography is the study of how societies, cultures and economies differ around the world?
Q4.Environmental geography studies the relationships ...
Q5.Volcanoes and weather are examples of ...
Q6.Farming is one example of ...
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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