Substantive Knowledge (Conceptual and Procedural)

In the United Curriculum for Geography, we have categorised substantive knowledge into two types:

• Conceptual
• Procedural

By conceptual knowledge, we mean the core geographical facts of a particular unit, for example, that biomes are large ecosystems that contain specific species of organisms.

Procedural knowledge refers to the skills of being a geographer, such as how to use different types of maps or interpret and construct graphs.