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THE BASIC IDEAS OF GEOGRAPHY
Core units: Key understandings Years F–4 Illustration 1: Pointers to understanding
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WHAT ARE THE BASIC IDEAS OF GEOGRAPHY?
WHAT THINGS DOES A PRIMARY TEACHER NEED TO
KEEP IN MIND?
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Geography is about …
• The physical environment of the earth’s surface
• The human patterns on the earth’s surface• The interactions between physical and
human processes• The results of these, such as distinctive
regions, resource uses, food production, inequalities, hazards, conservation etc
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Two key strands of geography
• Geographical Knowledge and Understanding
• Geographical Inquiry and Skills
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Geographical Knowledge and Understanding
• Knowledge of places, environments, patterns, interactions at a range of scales
• Understanding of causes and relationships between geographical concepts
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Geographical Inquiry and Skills
• A process of inquiry by which students learn new geographical knowledge and deepen their understanding
• Fieldwork as well as research and critical thinking
• Key skills of observation, mapping, graphing, tabulating, photographing, interpreting, presenting, communicating
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Inquiry process
Observing and questioning
Planning, collecting and
evaluating
Processing, analysing,
interpreting and concluding
Communicating
Reflecting and responding
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What is physical geography?
• Landforms • Weather and climate• Ecosystems – plants, animals and soils• Environmental hazards
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What is human geography?
• Population patterns• Cities and settlements• Agriculture and industries• Resources and their uses
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What is regional or local geography?
• Each place has a distinctive set of characteristics
• These characteristics usually result from physical/human interactions
• There is a hierarchy of regions from local to global
• There are spatial patterns of similar place and regional characteristics