Geography for Ages 7 to 11 Course

What you will learn in 5 lessons

1. 1

   Maps and Compass Directions

   Start here

   The child reads simple maps and plans, uses a globe and compass directions, and makes a map of a familiar place with a key.

   6 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Tell where things are and see places from above
   2. 2.Read plans, maps and photos taken from above
   3. 3.Find your way with compass directions
   4. 4.Follow and describe routes
   5. 5.Explore Earth with a globe and compare it with maps
   6. 6.Make a map of a place you know
2. 2

   Continents and Oceans

   The child names and locates the continents and oceans, the equator and the poles, and finds their own country and some others on a world map.

   6 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Discover land and water on planet Earth
   2. 2.Name and find the seven continents
   3. 3.Name and find the five oceans
   4. 4.Use the equator, the poles and the hemispheres
   5. 5.Find countries, capitals and your own place in the world
   6. 6.Compare globes and flat maps, and travel the world
3. 3

   Hot and Cold Places of the World

   The child explains why places near the equator are hot and places near the poles are cold, and describes how people, plants and animals live in hot, cold and temperate places.

   5 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Find the hot and cold parts of the world
   2. 2.Explore the cold polar regions
   3. 3.Explore hot deserts
   4. 4.Explore tropical rainforests
   5. 5.Compare hot and cold places with your home
4. 4

   Latitude, Longitude and Time Zones

   The child locates places with latitude and longitude, names the tropics and polar circles, and explains why the time differs around the world.

   5 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Find your way around the globe
   2. 2.Find any place with latitude and longitude
   3. 3.Name the tropics and polar circles and explain what they mark
   4. 4.Explain day and night around the world
   5. 5.Work out the time anywhere with time zones
5. 5

   Countries of Europe

   The child finds the countries and capitals of Europe and its main rivers, seas and mountain ranges, describes its landscapes and climates from north to south, and explains in simple words what the European Union is and does.

   6 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Find Europe on the map and see where it ends
   2. 2.Name Europe's countries and capitals
   3. 3.Find Europe's seas, rivers and mountains
   4. 4.Explain Europe's landscapes and climates from north to south
   5. 5.Discover Europe's people, languages and ways of life, and link them to your own
   6. 6.Explain what the European Union is and does