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KCV Topic Grid
KS1 — Oak Class

Vocabulary:
China, Continent, Asia, North, South, East, West, Equator, desert, mountains, Mounty Everest, Capital City, Bejing, Yangtzee River, Pearl River, Yellow River, Songhua River, country border Mongolia, India, Nepal, Vietnam, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean, Great Wall of China, Terracotta Army, Emperor, Dragons, Buddha, Buddhism, Temples, Chinese New Year, Year of the Rabbit.

Key Questions:
Where is China on a world map? What is the physical geography of China like? What is the story behind Chinese New Year? How is it celebrated? What is different about some of the buildings in China compared to the UK? What is the main religion that is followed in China? What is The Great Wall of China? Why was it built? What else do you know about it?

Key Concepts:
China is in the continent of Asia. It lies just above the equator.
The South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean surround parts of its east coast.
China is bordered by a large number of different countries including—Vietnam, India, Nepal and Mongolia.
China’s capital city is Beijing. It has four rivers and has a wide range of physical geography including deserts, mountains ranges and the tallest mountain in the world—Mount Everest.
In China the main religion is Buddhism. You will see many statues and temples for Buddha across the country.
The Great Wall of China is a famous world landmark. It was built in 220BC as a great military defence. It travels 20,000km across the north of the country.
Chinese New Year is celebrated every year in January and February time. It follows the Lunar New Year. This year celebrates the year of the rabbit.

KS1 Oak Class
Autumn Term 2 2020