Students will identify and describe the major features of Australia.
Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication
Acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry
Pose questions to investigate people, events, places and issues
Collect and record relevant geographical data and information from the field and other sources
Locate and collect information and data from different sources, including observations
Sequence information about people’s lives and events
Identify the origin and content features of primary sources when describing the significance of people, places and events
Examine information to identify different points of view and distinguish facts from opinions
Interpret maps and other geographical data and information to develop identifications, descriptions, explanations and conclusions, using geographical terminology including simple grid references, compass direction and distance
Interpret data and information displayed in different formats, to identify and describe distributions and simple patterns
Draw simple conclusions based on analysis of information and data
Interact with others with respect to share points of view
Present ideas, findings and conclusions in texts and modes that incorporate digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms
Representation of Australia as states and territories, and Australia’s major natural and human characteristics
Examines features and characteristics of places and environments
The representation of Australia as states and territories and as Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples; and major places in Australia, both natural and human
Similarities and differences between places in terms of their type of settlement, demographic characteristics and the lives of the people who live there
Examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments
The similarities and differences between places in terms of their type of settlement, demographic characteristics and the lives of the people who live there, and people’s perceptions of these places