Level

Description

3

You show some knowledge of where places and landscapes are located. You describe the physical and human features of different places and offer explanations for the locations of some of those features. You recognise how people seek to improve and sustain environments. You are beginning to use appropriate geography vocabulary

4

You recognise and describe in detail the physical and human features of places. You show knowledge of where places and landscapes are located here and abroad. You understand that people can both improve and damage the environment. You offer reasons for your own views and recognise that other people may hold different views. You communicate your findings using appropriate vocabulary.

5

You show increasing depth of knowledge of where places and landscapes are located at home and overseas. You describe and begin to explain geographical patterns. You understand some ways that human activities cause environments to change. You are aware of sustainable development and recognise the range of views people have about the environment. You can select appropriate information and write a conclusion to your work using the right geography vocabulary.

6

You show a depth of knowledge of where places and landscapes are located at home and overseas. You can describe and explain physical and human patterns and processes and recognise that these processes interact. You can recognise how conflicting demands on the environment may arise and describe and compare sustainable and other approaches to managing environments. You appreciate that different values and attitudes, including your own, result in different approaches to change. You present your findings in a coherent way, using appropriate methods and vocabulary to reach conclusions that are consistent with the evidence.

7

You are able to analyse the physical and human characteristics of places drawing on your knowledge of a wide range of scales. You describe and explain in detail, interactions within and between physical and human processes. You understand that many factors influence the decisions made when developing places and environments sustainably. You appreciate that people and places are affected by actions and events in other places. Also you can establish your own sequence of investigation. In addition, you present well-argued summaries of your work, use geographical vocabulary and begin to reach detailed conclusions.

8

You are able to analyse the physical and human characteristics of places, drawing on your knowledge of a wide range of locations and scales. You can make links in your knowledge and understanding in the UK and the wider world. You can describe and explain interactions within and between physical and human processes and show how these interactions create diversity and interdependence and help change places and environments. In addition, you can analyse different approaches to developing places and environments and explain causes and consequences of environmental change. Also, you can understand how interaction between people and environments can result in complex and unintended changes. In addition, you show independence, to identify geographical questions and issues and establish your own sequence of investigation, present full and coherently argued summaries of your work, use geographical vocabulary and reach substantiated conclusions.