Year 2 Geography

I can use my geographical knowledge to prepare for and describe a holiday in Jamaica.

I can name some crops grown in Jamaica and the UK and can think of questions I could ask a farmer in Jamaica.

I can use digital maps and aerial photographs to investigate Kingston.

I can use aerial photographs and satellite images to find out about Jamaica's physical and human features.

I can locate Jamaica on a map and describe some ways in which Jamaica’s climate affects what this place is like.

I can locate the Caribbean on a map and describe some ways in which the UK and the Caribbean are connected.

In this lesson we will recap our knowledge of the seven continents in the world and locating Brazil on a map. We will combine all of our learning in this unit to explain the diversity of Brazil.

In this lesson we will recap our knowledge of the seven continents in the world and locating Brazil on a map. We will then focus on the Amazon rainforest. We will look at reasons why it is so important to life on Earth; why it is declining in size each year and what we can do to help to protect it.

In this lesson we will recap our knowledge of the seven continents in the world and locating Brazil on a map. We will then zoom into the north western region of Brazil and look at an example of a community living in the Amazon rainforest.

In this lesson we will recap our knowledge of the seven continents in the world and locating Brazil on a map. We will then look at weather patterns in the UK and compare these to the different weather we explored in Brazil last lesson.