CurriculumGeographical Knowledge and Understanding
The location of the major geographical divisions of the world in relation to Australia (ACHGK009) The 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 (ACHGK010) The ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place (ACHGK011) The connections of people in Australia to other places in Australia, the countries of the Asia region, and across the world (ACHGK012) The influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places (ACHGK013) Observing, questioning and planning Pose geographical questions about familiar and unfamiliar places(ACHGS013) Collecting, recording, evaluating and representing Collect and record geographical data and information, for example, by observing, by interviewing, or from sources such as, photographs, plans, satellite images, story books and films (ACHGS014) Represent data and the location of places and their features by constructing tables, plans and labelled maps (ACHGS015) Interpreting, analysing and concluding Draw conclusions based on the interpretation of geographical information sorted into categories (ACHGS016) Communicating Present findings in a range of communication forms, for example, written, oral, digital and visual, and describe the direction and location of places, using terms such as north, south, opposite, near, far (ACHGS017) Reflecting and responding Reflect on their learning and suggest responses to their findings(ACHGS018) |
CurriculumGeographical Knowledge and Understanding
The representation of Australia as states and territories, and Australia’s major natural and human features (ACHGK014) The many Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples throughout Australia (ACHGK015) The location of Australia’s neighbouring countries and their diverse characteristics (ACHGK016) The main climate types of the world and the similarities and differences between the climates of different places (ACHGK017) The similarities and differences in individuals’ and groups’ feelings and perceptions about places, and how they influence views about the protection of these places (ACHGK018) The similarities and differences between places in terms of their type of settlement, demographic characteristics and the lives of the people who live there (ACHGK019) Observing, questioning and planning Develop geographical questions to investigate (ACHGS019) Collecting, recording, evaluating and representing Collect and record relevant geographical data and information, for example, by observing by interviewing, conducting surveys, measuring, or from sources such as maps, photographs, satellite images, the media and the internet (ACHGS020) Represent data by constructing tables and graphs (ACHGS021) Represent the location of places and their features by constructing large-scale maps that conform to cartographic conventions including scale, legend, title and north point, and describe their location using simple grid references, compass direction and distance (ACHGS022) Interpreting, analysing and concluding Interpret geographical data to identify distributions and patterns and draw conclusions (ACHGS023) Communicating Present findings in a range of communication forms, for example, written, oral, digital, graphic, tabular, and visual, and use geographical terminology(ACHGS024) Reflecting and responding Reflect on their learning to propose individual action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge and identify the expected effects of the proposal (ACHGS025) |
CurriculumGeographical Knowledge and Understanding
The location of the major countries of Africa and South America in relation to Australia, and their main characteristics, including the types of natural vegetation and native animals in at least two countries from both continents (ACHGK020) The types of natural vegetation and the significance of vegetation to theenvironment and to people (ACHGK021) The importance of environments to animals and people, and different views on how they can be protected (ACHGK022) The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Place, and how this influences their past and present views about the use of resources (ACHGK023) The natural resources provided by the environment, and different views on how they could be used sustainably (ACHGK024) The sustainable management of waste from production and consumption(ACHGK025) Observing, questioning and planning Develop geographical questions to investigate (ACHGS026) Collecting, recording, evaluating and representing Collect and record relevant geographical data and information, for example, by observing, by interviewing, conducting surveys and measuring, or from sources such as maps, photographs, satellite images, the media and the internet (ACHGS027) Represent data by constructing tables and graphs (ACHGS028) Represent the location of places and their features by constructing large-scale maps that conform to cartographic conventions including scale, legend, title and north point, and describe their location using simple grid references, compass direction and distance (ACHGS029) Interpreting, analysing and concluding Interpret geographical data to identify distributions and patterns and draw conclusions (ACHGS030) Communicating Present findings in a range of communication forms, for example, written, oral, digital, graphic, tabular and visual, and use geographical terminology(ACHGS031) Reflecting and responding Reflect on their learning to propose individual action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge and identify the expected effects of the proposal (ACHGS032) |