Pre-Colonisation Boundaries

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