What KS2 Geography can cover
The curriculum detail below is anchored to England’s KS2 Geography programme of study. UK families should remember that curriculum terminology differs across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and schools can sequence topics differently.
In England, Key Stage 2 Geography covers locational knowledge, place knowledge, human and physical geography, and geographical skills and fieldwork. A tutor can adapt those broad areas to the child’s current school topic, homework and confidence level.
- Locational knowledge: countries, cities, regions, latitude, longitude, time zones and topographical features.
- Place knowledge: comparing regions in the UK, Europe and North or South America.
- Human and physical geography: settlements, land use, rivers, mountains, climate zones, volcanoes, earthquakes and the water cycle.
- Geographical skills and fieldwork: maps, atlases, globes, digital mapping, compass points, grid references, symbols, keys and local fieldwork.
- Location and place
- Help with where places are, how regions compare and how to describe them accurately.
- Human geography
- Support with settlements, land use, economic activity and natural resources.
- Physical geography
- Support with rivers, mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, climate zones, biomes and the water cycle.
- Map skills and fieldwork
- Support with compass points, grid references, symbols, keys, digital maps and presenting local observations.