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title: "Year 5 - Geography"
url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-12-15-year-5-geography"
school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy"
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# Year 5 - Geography

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/IMG_2094.jpeg)   15 December 2025

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In Geography we have explored the physical aspects of mountains including how they are formed and their unique climate. Now we are moving onto the human aspects, studying the lives of people who live on them. We found out about the harsh lives of farmers who live near Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Everest, and how they have to supplement their income through tourism while dealing with the challenges of their isolated rural existence.

  [Year 5](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-5) [Geography](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/geography) [Climate action / Sustainability](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/climate-action-sustainability)

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### [Year 5 - Whitehall Park](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-12-15-year-5-whitehall-park)

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### [Year 5 - RE](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-12-15-year-5-re)

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