Geography Curriculum Overview

Geography - 5-year Curriculum Map
Curriculum intent - The study of the environment, both human and natural; to develop the skills and knowledge for a global
understanding of the environment, and threats facing it, today and in the future

Year Half term 1 Half term 2 Half term 3 Half term 4 Half term 5 Half term 6

7 St Lucia UK Geography UK Geography Global Biomes Looking into Middle East

and Skills and Skills (Tropical Africa

rainforests, hot

deserts and polar)

8 Tectonic and Global Global UK Landscapes UK Landscapes Climate

climatic development development (Coasts, Rivers (Coasts, Rivers Change and

hazards and BRICS and BRICS and Glaciers) and Glaciers) Plastic

9 Living World Living World Living Urban Urban Urban fieldwork

Ecosystems Rainforests and World/Urban Challenges Challenges and start of

and rainforests hot deserts challenges Lagos London Tectonic

(Paper 1) (Paper 1) Hot deserts and (Paper 2) (Paper 2) hazards

urbanisation (Paper 2 and 1)

(Paper 1 and 2)

10 Tectonic and Climatic Climate Changing Changing Changing

climatic hazards Change economic economic economic

hazards (Paper 1) (Paper 1) world world world

(Paper 1) Development Nigeria UK

gap (Paper 2) (Paper 2)

(Paper 2)

11 Rivers including Coasts Resources Finish resources Revision

Rivers fieldwork (Paper 1) (Paper 2) and revision

(Paper 1 and 3)