BISHOP JUSTUS GEOGRAPHY PASSPORT

1. BISHOP JUSTUS GEOGRAPHY PASSPORT FULL NAME: FORM: DATE OF BIRTH: SIGNATURE: GEOGRAPHY TEACHER/S:

2. WHAT I KNOW ABOUT GEOGRAPHY Before I came to Bishop Justus School, I learnt lots of Geography. Some things I already know about, or have studied are: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ TIP Maybe add some pictures from magazines or newspapers to help you explain what you did or a photograph of you on a school visit.

3. MY FAVOURITE PLACE My Favourite place in London is: ……………………………………………………………………………………. A PICTURE OF…………………………………………………………………. This is my favourite place in London because: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

4. PLACES I HAVE VISITED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Think about the places in the UK you have been to, maybe for a holiday or to see friends or relatives. Where were they (be as precise as you can) and what do you know about these places? Try to use geographical words. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

5. MY FAVOURITE PLACE ABROAD Think of places that you have been to or have heard about that are abroad. Which is your favourite? Why is this? What can you see and do there? My favourite place abroad is…………………………………………….……….. This is my favourite place because ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Create a skyline of your place abroad. You can draw it or find a picture from the internet. A skyline of _______

6. PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT The one place I would most like to visit is …………………………………………………………. This is because: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ The place my parents or carer would most like to visit is …….. …………………………………………………………. This is because: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

7. Geography in the Movies Think about a film, television programme or video you have watched recently. This will be set in a place. What is this place like? Give a description of this place. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Draw a picture in this space or download one from the internet

8. Self-assessment Self-assessment is when you decide how well you are doing and consider what you need to do to get to the next level. • In this piece of work to attain Level 4 in Geography you will have:- • Clearly recognised features of places eg. jagged mountains, densely populated cities, river meanders, dense tropical forests or picturesque villages. • Appreciated locations by giving a grid reference, longitude or latitude or distance from other places. • Used primary and secondary sources of information • Communicated using geographical vocabulary • In this piece of work to attain a Level 5 in Geography you will have: • Described physical (natural) and human characteristics of places and using in-depth knowledge and a clear location. • Presented well-written information and used illustrations making sure that you have used primary and secondary sources. • Used appropriate geographical vocabulary. • To attain a Level 6 you would be starting to analyse ideas in detail and explain the processes which created the features you have described. • What Level do you think you deserve and why? • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • What do you need to do to reach the next level? • ____________________________________________________________________________________________ • Teacher comments: _____________________________________ • ____________________________________________________