Geography - South America
This term, we will embark on a voyage of discovery to South America as we learn about the countries, culture and geography of this fascinating continent. We will learn about the climate, the geographical features, the industries and the people of South America through a range of fun activities, giving an insight into how life in South America is different to life here in the UK/Chester.
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1. What are the countries of South America? Where are they located?
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2. What is the climate like in South America?
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3. What are the Andes like? How were they formed?
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4. In South America, what are the aspects of human geography?
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5. What are the biggest exports from South America? What are the main industries?
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6. What is it like in (enter South American country of choice)? How is it different to the UK?
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During this unit, we will study the following objectives from the KS2 Primary Geography Curriculum:
- KS2 - locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
- KS2 - identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night)
- KS2 - describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle
- KS2 - describe and understand key aspects of human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water