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QCA

Geography at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 6)

Unit 15: The mountain environment

QCA

Outcomes

Section 1: What is a mountain environment? Where are mountain environments found?
Children:
  • identify some important characteristics of a mountain environment
  • know the global distribution of major mountain areas

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Section 2: What are these places like?
Children:
  • make a clear presentation of their findings in an appropriate way, using ICT where appropriate
  • use a range of material to provide evidence of their findings
  • know about the individual character of three contrasting mountain environments

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Section 3: How does the weather compare in each of these places?
Children:
  • find relevant data and present it in suitable ways
  • understand the effects of varying weather conditions on different types of human activity

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Section 4: What effect does the weather have on tourism?
Children:
  • obtain information from printed material

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Section 5: What effect will tourism have on the chosen areas?
Children:
  • understand the effects of tourism on an area

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Section 6: What would I need to do to plan a camping holiday in this area?
Children:
  • use the knowledge they have gained about weather conditions and the local environment to plan a camping holiday to the area

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Section 7: Optional
Children:

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Sections in this unit

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1. What is a mountain environment? Where are mountain environments found?
2. What are these places like?
3. How does the weather compare in each of these places?
4. What effect does the weather have on tourism?
5. What effect will tourism have on the chosen areas?
6. What would I need to do to plan a camping holiday in this area?
7. Optional