Year 7 · Geography · beta

China: a global superpower?

This unit teaches pupils about the human and physical geography of China, how this leads to diverse lives within the country, and how it affects its power and status around the world. Pupils will learn about China's economy and how this affects its relationship with the rest of the world.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

This Oak index uses an earlier export and lists 6 source lessons. DASKEREL has 12 original lessons for this unit, including 6 linked to source lessons absent from that export. Read the full DASKEREL unit.

Prior knowledge

  • China is a large country in East Asia.
  • China is the 2nd most populous country in the world.
  • The capital city of China is Beijing.
  • The Great Wall of China is one of the most famous landmarks in the world.
  • The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers are important rivers in China.
  • China has a diverse landscape, including mountains, deserts, and fertile plains.
  • China has a varied climate, with different regions experiencing different weather patterns.

Source curriculum references

  • Extend locational knowledge and deepen spatial awareness of the world’s countries using maps of the world.
  • Extend locational knowledge of Africa, Russia, Asia (including China and India), and the Middle East, focusing on their environmental regions, including polar and hot deserts.
  • Understand key processes of physical geography relating to weather and climate, including the change in climate from the Ice Age to the present.
  • Understand key processes of human geography relating to population and urbanisation.
  • Understand key processes of human geography relating to international development.
  • Understand key processes of human geography relating to economic activity in the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary sectors; and the use of natural resources.
  • Understand how human and physical processes interact to influence, and change landscapes, environments and the climate; and how human activity relies on effective functioning of natural systems.
  • Build on knowledge of globes, maps and atlases.
  • Use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to view, analyse and interpret places and data.

Oak source metadata. DASKEREL has not independently verified school-level coverage.

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