This presentation has been created to support Lesson 6 of the Interconnections to People and Places, Year 2 Geography Unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through the content using visual examples and explanations.
How places can be spatially represented in geographical divisions from local to regional to state/territory, and how people and places are interconnected across those scales
The way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions
The idea that places are parts of Earth’s surface that have been named by people, and how places can be defined at a variety of scales
The connections of people in Australia to people in other places in Australia and across the world
The influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places
Representation of the location of places and their features on maps and models, including a globe, and the location of the major geographical divisions of the world in relation to Australia
Definition of places as parts of the Earth’s surface that have been given meaning by people, and how places can be defined at a variety of scales
Connections of people in Australia to other places in Australia and across the world
Activities in the local place and reasons for their location, and the influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places
Describe and explain where places and activities are located