This presentation has been created to support Lesson 3 of the How We Spatially Represent Place, 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
Discuss perspectives related to objects, people, places and events
Collect, sort and record information and data from observations and from sources provided, including unscaled timelines and labelled maps or models
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
Collect data and information from observations and identify information and data from sources provided
Sort and record information and data, including location, in tables and on plans and labelled maps
Sequence familiar objects and events
Explore a point of view
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
Collect and record relevant geographical data and information from the field and secondary sources, using ethical protocols
Represent data and the location of places and their features by constructing tables, plans and labelled maps
Collect and record geographical data and information from the field and other sources
Identify the content features of primary sources when describing the significance of people, places or events