Reenie and Judah topic
Geography - Key Stage Two
Geography Key Stage Two
- To be able to describe and understand climate zone, biomes and vegetation belts.
- To understand the different types of settlement and land use.
- To understand the distribution of natural resources of particular areas of the world - including energy, food, minerals and water.
This is a picture of a boy called Judah and a girl called Reenie.
Watch the video to meet them and learn a little about their lives.
Where is Papua New Guinea?
What is the weather like here?
Flag of Papua New Guinea
Where is Cardiff?
What's the weather like?
Wales tends to be wetter than England, with slightly less sunshine. Temperatures in the coastal areas, however, can be very warm in summer ranging from 15°C (59°F) to rare highs of around 25°C (77°F).
The red dragon flag
Vocabulary you will need to know
Please make sure you understand what these words mean. You may need to look them up.
- biomes
- Vegetation belt
- habitat
- climate
- tropical rainforest
- Eco-system
Quick but very important study
Read all about Papua New Guinea here:
Read a little about Wales here:
Look at the two places and find each one on a world map, noting the names of nearby bodies of water.
Activity One
Look them up and see what you can learn about each one.
Find out about the following and write a report - include some sketches:
- What do they eat?
- Which area of Papua New Guinea do they inhabit?
- How do they move?
- What features of their body / skeleton help them to live in their natural habitat?
- Are they a threatened species? Why?
Activity Two
Papua New Guinea has mangrove forests. Mangroves are tropical trees that live in conditions most trees could never tolerate — salty, coastal waters, and the constant ebb and flow of the tide.
- Find out about the types of wildlife that live in Mangroves.
- Find out why Mangroves are important to the environment.
Activity Three
Papua New Guinea has swamps. A swamp is an area of land permanently filled, with water.
- Are swamps dangerous? Why?
- Find out about why swamps are one of the most important Eco-systems on Earth.
Activity Four
- Record a weather forecast for Port Moresby.
- Record a weather forecast for Cardiff.
(You can see lots of examples on the TV or You Tube.)
Activity Five
Click on the links to look up and listen to the two National Anthems of the countries:
- How do they make you feel?
- Can you join in with them?
- Can you make a dance to them?
Activity Six
What do you think the following welsh says?
Clues:
bara = bread
ni = us
ein = our
Ein Tad yn y nefoedd, sancteiddiaf dy enw. Deled dy deyrnas, bydd dy ewyllys yn cael ei wneud, ar y ddaear fel y mae yn y nefoedd. Rho inni heddiw ein bara beunyddiol, a maddau i ni ein dyledion, gan ein bod ni hefyd wedi maddau i'n dyledwyr. Ac nac arwain ni i demtasiwn, ond gwared ni rhag drwg.
Activity Seven
Activity Eight
Make a model of a building on stilts. You will have to work out how to make those long legs strong enough to support the building. be careful what you use.
Activity Nine
- Climate of the place where they live.
- School
- Home
- Beach
- Buildings
- Playing with friends
- Languages
- What people in the area might do for a living.
Your report will be more interesting if you include maps, diagrams or sketches.
Extension activity - not for the faint hearted!
Plan a boat route from Cardiff to Port Moresby. Use a world map and identify all the different countries and waters passed. What would the weather be like on the route? What kinds of terrain and creatures might you come across at all stages of the journey? What would you need to take with you?