Geography (GEO01‑02)
Basic skills

Oral skills in geography refers to presenting one’s own work on geographical topics, and the ability to explain and discuss issues by arguing, listening and responding. By participating in oral activities the pupils can describe their own learning process and competence in the geography subject.

Writing in geography refers to designing and working with subject-related texts adapted to the purpose, and sharing, imparting and presenting information in writing. By writing in geography the pupils can structure their thoughts, plan work and document observations. Writing in geography also means to explore, describe, discuss and assess geographic conditions, and to use and refer to sources.

Reading in geography refers to exploring, interpreting and reflecting on the content of different sources such as texts, maps, pictures, figures and statistics. It also means finding information, critically selecting and choosing or disregarding different sources, recognising argumentation, and distinguishing between opinions, facts and claims.

Numeracy in geography refers to collecting, working with, interpreting, comparing and assessing data, tables and graphic presentations. Using numeracy skills in geography can help the pupils to understand geographic conditions and to find rationales for geographic interconnections.

Digital skills in geography refers to using digital resources to find, process and navigate in digital sources, being critical to digital sources and selecting information from digital sources, including digital maps. Digital skills also refers to the ability to use digital resources to design subject-related products and to make geographic illustrations to present and develop competence in the subject.