Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️

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🏖️ 🌍 Geography

Coasts

Explore how waves shape the coastline, creating cliffs, caves, arches and beaches.

✓ A coast is where the land meets the sea — the UK has around 17,800 km of coastline.

✓ Waves erode (wear away) cliffs and rocks to form features like caves, arches, stacks and beaches.

🌳 🌍 Geography

Rainforests and Biomes

Discover what biomes are and explore the incredible biodiversity of the tropical rainforest.

✓ A biome is a large region of the world with a distinctive climate, vegetation and wildlife.

✓ Tropical rainforests cover just 6% of Earth's surface but are home to more than half of the world's plant and animal species.

🏘️ 🌍 Geography

Settlements and Land Use

Explore how and why settlements developed and how land is used within them.

✓ Settlements range in size from isolated farms and hamlets to villages, towns and cities.

✓ Most settlements were founded near fresh water, flat land, and natural resources.

🌤️ 🌍 Geography

Weather and Seasons

Discover what causes the UK’s four seasons and how meteorologists measure the weather.

✓ Weather is the day-to-day condition of the atmosphere; climate is the average weather pattern over many years.

✓ The UK has four seasons — spring, summer, autumn and winter — caused by Earth's tilt as it orbits the sun.

🏞️ 🌍 Geography

Rivers

Find out how rivers form, flow and shape the landscape around them.

✓ Rivers begin at a source (usually high ground) and end where they meet the sea or a lake — called the mouth.

✓ The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries is called a river basin or catchment area.

🌍 🌍 Geography

Climate Zones

Explore Earth’s five climate zones and discover what shapes the world’s weather.

✓ The Earth has five main climate zones: tropical, dry, temperate, continental and polar.

✓ Climate zones are determined mainly by distance from the equator — areas near the equator are hottest.

💧 🌍 Geography

The Water Cycle

Learn how water travels around our planet in a never-ending journey.

✓ Water evaporates from oceans, rivers and lakes when heated by the sun.

✓ Water vapour rises into the atmosphere, cools, and condenses to form clouds.

🌋 🌍 Geography

Volcanoes

Find out what causes volcanic eruptions and where volcanoes are found.

✓ Volcanoes are openings in the Earth's crust through which hot molten rock called magma erupts.

✓ When magma reaches the surface it is called lava, which can flow at up to 60 km/h.

🧭 🌍 Geography

Maps and Compass Points

Learn how to read maps and use compass directions to navigate.

✓ The four main compass points are North, South, East and West.

✓ The eight compass points add the in-between directions: NE, SE, SW and NW.

How Volcanoes Erupt and Why They Are Both Dangerous and Useful

Discover how erupting mountains destroy landscapes while creating the most fertile soil on our planet.

✓ Magma is molten rock underground, while lava is above ground.

✓ The Ring of Fire contains 75% of Earth's active volcanoes.

The Water Cycle — How Rain Is Made and Where It Goes

Take a journey from the deep blue ocean to the clouds and back down to earth.

✓ The Earth has the same water it had billions of years ago.

✓ The sun is the engine that powers the whole cycle.

Why the Amazon Rainforest Is the Lungs of the Earth

Find out why a forest in South America is vital for the air you breathe in Jersey.

✓ The Amazon spans across nine different South American countries.

✓ It produces about 20% of the world's total oxygen.