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Natural Features of Australia - Colour & B&W Poster Set
2 3 4 Pre & Primary Essentials Resources Classroom Displays HASS Geography 16 Pages

Natural Features of Australia - Colour & B&W Poster Set

This printable poster pack showcases eight of Australia’s most iconic natural geographical features. Each A4 display poster includes a clear photograph and student-friendly description of how the feature was formed or what it is known for. This set comes in both colour and black-and-white formats.


Features include:

  • Uluru
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • The Twelve Apostles
  • Daintree Rainforest
  • Blue Mountains
  • MacDonnell Ranges
  • Lake Eyre
  • Katherine Gorge


Use to introduce natural vs constructed features, landforms, environmental processes, or to support Australian geography units.

Learning goals

  • We are learning to understand the way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions.
  • We are learning to understand that places are parts of Earth’s surface that have been named by people, and how places can be described as personal, local, regional and national.
  • We are learning to understand connections of people in Australia to people in other places in Australia and across the world.
  • We are learning to understand why people choose to visit places, e.g. accessibility, transport, technology and distance, and the reason for visiting, e.g. shopping, recreation, sport, family.
  • We are learning to understand the landmarks in Australia and the representation of Australia as states, territories and capital cities and as Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
  • We are learning to understand the stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival.
  • We are learning to describe the events around the establishment of the First Fleet, the key people involved and the establishment of the first British colony.

Curriculum alignment

AC9HS4K03 9 The experiences of individuals and groups, including military and civilian officials, and convicts involved in the establishment of the first British colony AC9HS3S02 9 Locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps AC9HS2K03 9 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 AC9HS2S01 9 Develop questions about objects, people, places and events in the past and present AC9HS2S03 9 Interpret information and data from observations and provided sources, including the comparison of objects from the past and present AC9HS3K03 9 The representation of contemporary Australia as states and territories, and as the Countries/Places of First Nations Australians prior to colonisation, and the locations of Australia’s neighbouring regions and countries ACHASSI039 8.4 Compare objects from the past with those from the present and consider how places have changed over time ACHASSK066 8.4 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 ACHASSI034 8.4 Pose questions about past and present objects, people, places and events ACHASSI040 8.4 Interpret data and information displayed in pictures and texts and on maps ACHASSK047 8.4 The way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions ACHASSK048 8.4 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 ACHASSK050 8.4 The connections of people in Australia to people in other places in Australia and across the world ACHASSK051 8.4 The influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places ACHASSI053 8.4 Locate and collect information and data from different sources, including observations ACHASSI054 8.4 Record, sort and represent data and the location of places and their characteristics in different formats, including simple graphs, tables and maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions ACHASSI055 8.4 Sequence information about people’s lives and events ACHASSK085 8.4 Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival
GE2-4 old Acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry GE2-1 old Examines features and characteristics of places and environments HT2-5 old Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication HT2-4 old Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia HT2-3 old Describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects HT2-2 old Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time GE1-3 old Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry GE1-1 old Describes features of places and the connections people have with places HT1-4 old Demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication
VCGGK079 Representation of Australia as states and territories, and Australia’s major natural and human characteristics VCHHK080 Stories of the First Fleet, including causes and reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences and perspectives following arrival VCGGC075 Represent data and the location of places and their characteristics by constructing tables and simple graphs and maps of appropriate scale that conform to cartographic conventions of border, scale, legend, title and north point VCGGC074 Collect and record relevant geographical data and information from the field and other sources VCGGK070 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 VCGGK065 Connections of people in Australia to other places in Australia and across the world VCGGK064 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 VCGGK063 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 VCGGC062 Interpret data and information to draw conclusions and describe the direction and location of places, using terms such as north, south, opposite, near, far VCGGC058 Describe and explain where places and activities are located

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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