Our Talk Time this week relates to our recent Geography learning:
I know and can use the topic vocabulary from this half term.
Years 1 and 2:
- continent – a very large area of land
- globe – a model of the Earth which shows what it looks like from space
- ocean – a large area of water between continents
- equator – an imaginary line that goes around the centre of the Earth
- physical geography – physical geography looks at the natural things in our environment
- human geography – human geography looks at changes in the environment by humans
- population – the number of people living in a certain place
- national park – a park or area of land looked after by a country’s government
Years 3 and 4:
- climate zones – areas of the world with similar temperature and weather
- hemisphere – a half of Earth, divided into a northern and southern hemisphere
- equator – an imaginary line that goes around the centre of the Earth
- latitude – the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees
- tourism – travelling to a place for fun
- economy – how a country or place makes and spends money
- overtourism – when there are too many tourists and it results in conflict with local people who live there
- flood defences – used to prevent flooding in a specific place
Years 5 and 6:
- biome – areas of the world with similar climate, landscapes, animals and plants
- vegetation belt – an area with distinct plant types
- climate zone – areas of the world with similar temperature, weather and precipitation
- natural resources – something that is found in nature and can be used by humans
- exports – goods that are sent to other countries for sale
- deforestation – the destruction of forests by humans
- agriculture – growing and harvesting crops and raising animals; another word for farming
- indigenous people – the earliest or original inhabitants of a place
Encourage your child to think back to their Geography learning so far. The following questions might prompt your child to remember even more about the vocabulary:
- What does this word mean?
- Can you use the word in a sentence?
- Can you (where possible) give an example of this?
- Have you seen a piece of art that links to that word?
- Can you link this word to one or more of the other words?
- Which of these words would you group together?