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Knowledge and understanding : people and place
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 Pupils should also be developing informed attitudes in relation to the
knowledge and understanding strands below. See page 42 in the Guidelines booklet for relevant DIA
strands, or click on the page symbol above.
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Pupils are able to: |
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Strand
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Level A
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Level B
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Level C
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Level D
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Level E
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Level F
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Using maps
Developing an understanding of location and features of maps
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develop the
mental map of familiar places by identifying on a simple map main local
features, e.g. school, road, hill |
extend the mental map by identifying on a map/globe
main features/locations, e.g. cities, mountain ranges, as appropriate to
the particular topic/study |
extend the mental map further by identifying on
a map or globe other main local, Scottish, British, or world features/locations
as appropriate to the particular topic/study
describe the main features, e.g.
scale, compass direction, of a few different types of map, such as street
map, tourist map
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develop the mental map further with
a range of features/locations
describe the main features of a range
of scales, e.g. Ordnance Survey, climate maps, population maps, the use
of four - figure grid maps
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develop the mental map further to
a wider range of features/locations met within studies and the media
describe in detail further features, e.g.
isobars, and uses of a range of different types of maps at different scales,
including six-figure grid references
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develop the mental map further to
a wider range of features/locations met within studies and the media,
including latitude and longitude
describe in detail
further features and uses of a range of different types of maps at different
scales, including specialist and thematic maps
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The physical environment
Developing an understanding of physical processes in the Earth's atmosphere
and surface: weather and climate, landscapes and physical processes.
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describe the main types of local weather, including
seasonal change, and how it affects their own lives
identify some significant nearby
physical features, e.g. hill, stream |
describe main weather elements and some effects on
people's everyday lives
identify and describe in simple terms
major local physical features, e.g. river valley, mountain range, as appropriate
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describe some main types of weather and climate in
the world and ways in which people adapt to them, e.g. style of house,
working outdoors
identify and describe the main types
of physical features of the Scottish landscape, e.g. those found in the
Highlands or Central Lowlands
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describe how extremes of weather can disastriously
affect people and places
identify and describe a range of
physical features found outwith Scotland
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describe and explain simply the main weather and climate
patterns in Britain and the wider world, including extremes, and explain
the effects on ways of life, e.g. the effects of arctic/
desert climate on farming, transport, mining
describe some obvious physical features
and the processes that formed them, e.g. the actions of running water,
wind, waves, ice, earthquakes and volcanoes in forming coasts, rivers
and their valleys, mountain areas
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explain in detail global patterns
of weather and climate and describe the effects on economic activity
explain the processes, including the theory
of plate tectonics, involved in the formation of major types of physical
features found across the world
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The human environment
Developing an understanding of the patterns of human activity on the
Earth's surface: settlement (including transport), ways of life.
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describe the main features of their local settlement,
such as significant buildings, services, open space, transport
describe features of their daily
routine
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describe the main features of transport and the
built environment of their local settlement
compare and contrast their daily
routine with children elsewhere and identify everyday links between Scotland
and other countries, e.g. food we eat, schools
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describe the main features of their own/a Scottish
settlement and compare with others
describe contrasting ways of life
and give reasons why they differ in different parts of the world
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describe how, and give some reasons
why, settlements differ in character, size, number of people and function
for a developing and a developed area
or country, describe main features of economic life and how they are changing,
e.g. farming, industry, transport, cities
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give some reasons for the location
of settlements and the main types of land use within them, e.g. industrial
areas, shopping centres, residential areas
for a developing and a developed area
or country, compare and contrast main features of lifestyle and population
growth
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describe and explain some of the
factors affecting urban growth and change
explain some of the reasons for differences
in economic and population growth at a global level
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Human - physical interactions
Developing an understanding of the interaction between people and the
Earth's natural environment: land use, resources and change, environmental
issues and sustainability.
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describe how land is used in and around the school/home
discuss ways in which they can care
for resources and their environment at home and in school.
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describe how people use land for work and leisure in
the local area
give some ways in which everyday
resources are conserved or recycled locally, e.g. collection of waste
paper.
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describe the main features of some common types of land
use, e.g. farming, forestry, industrial estate
describe ways in which resources
in Scotland are conserved and recycled.
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for a selected land use change or
industrial process, describe possible effects, good and bad, on the landscape/environment,
e.g. tropical forest clearance, improvement of derelict land for leisure
use
describe some methods used and reasons
for conserving major resources, e.g. fish, energy, forests
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for an economic development, e.g. new road, industry,
retail park, describe the main social and environmental impact on the
local area
describe and explain simply some ways
of conserving landscapes, such as eroded coasts and mountain areas
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describe and explain the main factors influencing the
patterns of land use, including change over time
for a large-scale leisure, service,
commercial or resource development, describe and explain the main issues
and conflicts and how these can be resolved explain why conservation of
natural resources is important both in a local and global context.
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