Geography in Year 3 - Where in the world do I live?

Date: 15th Nov 2023 @ 11:54am

We have kicked off this half term by using an Atlas (a book of maps), Google Earth, Digi-maps and a Globe to locate some features of our world. 

We have learned about the continents and oceans of the world and have used our interactive class map to locate some of these places.  We also discovered places we will be learning about this year and through the rest of Key Stage 2, such as France, Brasil and Egypt.

We have also located major lines of latitude such as The Equator, The Tropics, the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and discovered that the world is divided into hemispheres.

We were let loose with an atlas and, with a partner, located these features by using a map of the world.

The children recalled:

“There are 7 continents and 5 oceans around the world.”

“The Tropic of Capricorn is in the Southern Hemisphere at 23.5˚.”

“The Arctic and Antarctic Circles are at 66.5˚ North and South of the Equator.”

“The line of latitude called The Equator is at 0˚.”

“Oceania is the smallest continent and is sometimed called Australasia.”

“I live the continent of Europe and about 54ᵒ away from the equator.  It is the temperate zone.”

“Every continent is full of different countries except Antarctica where it is too cold to live”

“The climate (weather over a long time) in the tropics is wet, warm and humid all year.”

“The top and bottom of the earth are very cold because it gets little of the sun’s energy. This is the Polar zone.”

Next, we will be looking at Time Zones, and why they are so important, as well as identifying different physical and human features of a map by using a key.

We will also be mapping our way around Chester Zoo as well as using digi-maps to retrace our journey from school to the zoo.

At home, why not take some time to study Google Earth or maybe you have a globe and an atlas too.  Let me know what you have discovered.

I am looking forward to seeing your Geography projects too.