Year 7 Geography Message from Miss Scarth

Evaluation
Hello Year 7!
I hope you had a good break.

When completing your Geography work, please work your way through the
powerpoint slides/PDF slides where tasks have been provided.

You may wish to complete your work on lined paper and take a picture
afterwards of what you have done. Another option is to write your answers on
the Microsoft word document named ‘Geography worksheet’ provided on
Microsoft teams – it is entirely up to you!

Please e-mail me on jscarth@dixonsco.com if you have any issues.

Good luck and enjoy learning!

Miss Scarth
Complete the Do Now activity
Q Question
1 What is human geography?
2 What is physical Geography?
3 What is environmental Geography?
4 What does social mean?
5 What does economic mean?
6 What does environmental mean?
7 What does the UK stand for?

Extension – Name the 4 countries that make up the UK

Complete the Do Now activity
Q Question Answer
1 What is human geography? How people work and live on earth
2 What is physical Geography? Earth’s natural surroundings
3 What is environmental Geography? How humans affect the natural world around us
e.g. climate change
4 What does social mean? People
5 What does economic mean? Money
6 What does environmental mean? Physical surroundings
7 What does the UK stand for? United Kingdom

Extension – Name the 4 countries that make up the UK – England, Wales,

Scotland and Northern Ireland
 Lesson Title
Geographical Introduction Revision Date:

Learning Objectives:
1. You will be able to identify the topics you have learnt Physical
2. You will be able to Describe the topics you have learnt
3. You will be able to explain the topics you have learnt

Last Lesson: Key Words / Concepts:

Sum up ideas of what we learnt in this topic UK, British Isles, Human, Physical, Environmental,
• This Lesson: Social, Economic, Longitude, latitude, Cycles
To recap your learning in the Geographical
Introduction Topic Common Misconceptions:
It is vital that you go back over what you have learnt
in order to be successful in your assessment!
Testing your knowledge
TASK 1: Using your Knowledge navigator (if you don’t have yours, use slide 6-7 to
help), answer the below questions IN FULL SENTENCES

1. What is the difference between human and physical Geography?

2. What does social, economic and environmental Geography mean?
3. Draw a compass and all the points
4. What ways can you remember the compass points?
5. Describe what contour lines are
6. The closer the contour lines the what?
7. Name all the 7 continents of the world
8. Which continent do we live in?
9. Give 5 examples of cities
10. Name 5 oceans
11. Which ocean is to the west of the UK?
 CYCLE 1 SUBJECT Geography TOPICS Geographical skills YEAR GROUP 7

Week Key Knowledge to learn

1 – Key Geography – the study of the Earth and its people
Terms
Physical Geography - the study of natural features e.g. mountains, volcanoes, oceans
Human Geography - the study of human activity e.g. economics, culture
Environmental Geography - the study of interactions between people and nature e.g. climate change
Social – The study of people
Economic – The study of money
Environmental – The study of physical landscapes around us e.g. animals, plants

2– A compass are important to show us which way we are going. T A good way to remember these points is a saying "Never East Shredded Wheat"
Map Skills There 8 compass points to read from. Reading a compass clockwise > north > north east > east > south east > south > south west > west > north west >
north
Contour lines > imaginary lines on maps > show how high land is above sea level > lines close together on map means land is steep in real life
Measuring Distance on a map > To measure the straight-line distance is easy > You get a ruler and simply measure the distance between the
two points > Then compare it to the scale at the bottom of the map page to find out how far it is in real life..
grid references > used to find places on maps Golden rule for reading a grid reference is > ‘Bottom left corner, along the corridor, up the stairs’.
Grid reference of star is > 4733

3 – Global Capital City - often the largest city and where the government is located
Geography City - is a large human settlement. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place
Country - a nation with its own government, occupying a territory
Continent - any of the world's main continuous expanses of land

Continents and Oceans Map

7 continents à Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America, South America, Antarctica
5 oceans à Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Southern
 CYCLE 1 SUBJECT Geography TOPICS Geographical Skills YEAR GROUP 7
Week Key Knowledge to learn

4 – UK and British Isles - 5 nations > Scotland (capital Edinburgh), England (capital London), Wales (capital Cardiff), Northern Ireland (capital
Europe Belfast), Republic of Ireland (capital Dublin)
Great Britain - 3 nations > Scotland (capital Edinburgh), England (capital London), Wales (capital Cardiff)
United Kingdom - 4 nations > Scotland (capital Edinburgh), England (capital London), Wales (capital Cardiff), Northern Ireland
(capital Belfast)
Seas around the British Isles - North Sea (east of England), English Channel (south of England), Irish Sea (west of England),
Atlantic Ocean (west of British Isles)
Europe - continent > large area of land > north of Equator > bordered by Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean > countries such as the
UK, Norway and Spain are located in the continent of Europe
European Union - a group of 27 countries following similar laws à the UK left the EU on the 31st January 2020 (BREXIT)

5 – Lines of Latitude - imaginary horizontal lines around the Earth à show how far north or south a place is from Equator
Latitude Longitude - imaginary vertical lines around the Earth > show how far east or west a place is from Prime Meridian
and Equator - line of latitude > separates Northern Hemisphere from Southern Hemisphere > 0° latitude
Longitude Tropic of Cancer - line of latitude > north of Equator > 23.5° N
Tropic of Capricorn - line of latitude > south of Equator > 23.5° S
Prime Meridian - line of longitude > separates Eastern Hemisphere from Western Hemisphere > 0° longitude
Northern Hemisphere - everything north of Equator
Southern Hemisphere - everything south of Equator

6 – Cycles The Rock Cycle - There are three main types of rock: igneous (for example, basalt and granite), sedimentary
(for example, limestone, sandstone and shale) and metamorphic (for example, slate and marble). Rocks are
continually changing because of processes such large earth movements and are recycled over millions of years.
The Water Cycle - The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle or the hydrological cycle, describes
the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth
The Nutrient Cycle - The nutrient cycle is nature's recycling system. Materials such as carbon, nitrogen
and water are recycled in the ecosystem. When organisms die, decomposition will recycle minerals and
nutrients back to the environment.
Revision Resource
TASK 2
Your task is to create a revision resource summing up your learning on Geographical skills!You
may wish to create the following:
 A mind map
 A powerpoint presentation
 A poster
 A quiz

Ideas to include in your work:

1. Key terms and definitions
2. Continents, Oceans, Case Study Countries
3. UK / Great Britain
4. British Capital Cities
5. Longitutde and latitude
6. Cycles
7. Acronym and meanings of: GCSE, IDLE, GENE
Key ideas
You may wish to use this information….
 TASK 3
QUIZ TIME!

You may wish to complete on

lined paper or on geography
worksheet
What are the three types?
MWB Physical Geography

A. Earth’s Natural Features, e.g. Mountains

B. Environmental Geography is how we affect

our surroundings e.g. Climate Change

C. About how and where we live now, e.g.

where people live and work
What are the three types?
MWB Human Geography

A. Earth’s Natural Features, e.g. Mountains

B. How we affect our surroundings e.g. Climate

Change

C. About how and where we live now, e.g.

where people live and work
What are the three types?
MWB Environmental Geography

A. Earth’s Natural Features, e.g. Mountains

B. How we affect our surroundings e.g. Climate

Change

C. About how and where we live now, e.g.

where people live and work
North America
USA
Europe Australasia

UK Australia
Italy
Russia Africa

Asia Ethiopia
Nigeria
Nepal Tunisia
China
Japan South America
India
Brazil
Ecuador
Where do we live?

Name each country

What are these cities?
Belfast Edinburgh Cardiff London

Edinburgh

Belfast
Bradford

Cardiff London
 0–4
5–9 1-12 down on your sheet, what are these
10 - 12 continents and oceans
 Self Assessment
Answers
Name the Continents Name the Oceans

1. Africa 8. Arctic
2. Antarctica 9. Atlantic
3. Asia 10. Indian
4. Australia 11. Pacific
5. Europe 12. Southern
6. North America
0–4
7. South America 5–9
10 - 12
IDLE
• I  Identify what is in the image
• D  Describe what is in the image
• L  Explain what is in the image
• E  Locate throughout (foreground, background, left and right)

Background

Right

Centre

Left
Foreground
I  Identify what is in the image TASK: In your books complete the following
D  Describe what is in the image
L  Explain what is in the image sentences:
E  Locate throughout (foreground, In the image there are…in the foreground… and
background, left and right) in the background there is….
Furthermore there is…
This suggests that…
 Investigate what the lines of longitude and latitude are and how they are used.

What is the longitude of

Leeds?

What is the Latitude of

Leeds?
 Investigate what the lines of longitude and latitude are and how they are used.

What is the longitude and

latitude of Tokyo?
Name this cycle
Name this cycle
Name this cycle