This simple worksheet has been designed to assist students with demonstrating their knowledge of the location of the state/territory they live in, in relation to Australia as a whole. They will also identify whether it is a state or territory, as well as the name of the capital city. There is also space for students to draw their hometown, as well as 2 other places from within their home state/territory.
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 interconnections of First Nations Australians to a local Country/Place
Collect, sort and record information and data from observations and from sources provided, including unscaled timelines and labelled maps or models
Discuss perspectives related to objects, people, places and events
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 ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place
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
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Country/Place on which the school is located and why Country/Place is important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the ways in which they maintain special connections to particular Country/Place
For students requiring more of a challenge, use the ‘All About My State/Territory – Worksheet A)