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Places, People & Planet

KS2 Geography & Culture · Ages 7–11

Build map skills, explore biomes and climate zones, learn about rivers and mountains, and compare regions and cultures.

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Map Skills & Grid References

🦜 Rosie: "Grid references help us find exact places — read 'along the corridor, then up the stairs'." Practise.

A 4-figure grid reference is written like:

A map symbol I know (and what it means):

🦔 Gary: "A biome is a large area with its own climate, plants and animals." Match a biome to a feature.

🌴 rainforest

🏜️ desert

🌲 forest

🧊 polar

🌾 grassland

One biome and an animal that lives there:

🦎 Elvis: "Rivers flow from source to mouth; mountains form ranges." Label the journey.

A river starts at its and ends at its .

A famous river or mountain I know:

🦜 Rosie: "People settle where there's water, food, shelter and work." Order by size.

Smallest ➜ largest: ➜ ➜ ➜

🦔 Gary: "Comparing places builds understanding and respect." Compare where you live with somewhere else.

My area

Another place

One interesting difference:

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Brilliant work, !

You built map skills, explored biomes, learned about rivers, mountains and settlements, and compared places and cultures. 🗺️

Signed by Rosie 🦜, Gary 🦔 and Elvis 🦎 · Date: