Level

Knowledge and understanding. You can…

Geographical skills. You can….

2

Make simple observations about the things that make places different.

Ask questions about places and environments.

Use some simple skills e.g. find countries in an atlas.

 3

Suggest reasons why places are different, e.g. Britain and Bangladesh.

Start to use appropriate geographical vocabulary.

Use atlases and globes and are beginning to show skills at using maps at different scales

Use ICT at a simple level e.g. word processing homework.

You can carry out simple fieldwork such as traffic counts

4

Show that you know about different places in various parts of the world e.g. the East coast of Yorkshire and the Sahara desert.

You can recognise and describe physical processes e.g. long shore drift and human processes e.g. urbanization.

You understand that people can improve and damage environments.

Use a range of appropriate geographical vocabulary. 

Use more advanced map skills such as 6 figure grid references and contours to identify and describe places and you can draw labelled sketch maps.

Make use of ICT to research a topic e.g. search the internet.

You can carry out a range of fieldwork techniques e.g. sketching and making simple maps.

5

You can describe features, places and processes in more detail and start to explain them e.g. ‘Death Valley has little rain because…’

You recognize that human activities cause changes to the environment and that different people will have different views about this e.g. deforestation in Brazil affects different people in different ways.

You can explain your own views about geographical issues.

You have reached a high standard of map skills and are able to use other sources of evidence e.g. aerial photos and satellite images to describe places.

You can use ICT to present evidence e.g. graphs using a spreadsheet.

You can suggest ways of carrying out fieldwork e.g. you can design a questionnaire.)

6 

Your descriptions of features, places and processes are detailed and you can give reasoned explanations.

You can describe ways in which physical and human processes interact and lead to change in places e.g. war and drought lead to increased poverty and migration from the Horn of Africa.

You can reach your own conclusions that fit the evidence.

You can use a wide range of map skills, including digital maps to describe and explain places and geographical patterns e.g. migration.

You can demonstrate decision-making skills, including using ICT e.g. a spreadsheet to find the cheapest location.

You can carry out fieldwork accurately using a range of equipment.

7

You understand that places and people can be affected by actions and events in other places e.g. globalisation leading to production of training shoes in S.E. Asia  and that many factors, including people’s values and attitudes influence decisions made about places.

You understand the concept of sustainable development.

Your written work is detailed and you can reach well-argued conclusions.

You can evaluate sources of evidence e.g. from web sites.

You can start to plan your own fieldwork and investigations.

8/EP

You can explain how physical and human processes interact and understand that issues such as sustainable development are complex.

You can assess the merits of different views concerning human and environmental issues and justify your own views.

Your written reports include detailed examples, thorough analysis, and effective, accurate and justified conclusions.

You can plan and carry out fieldwork and investigations independently.

You can evaluate your fieldwork and investigations, and suggest improvements.