How To Read A Map And What Are The Features

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

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

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

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

Identify the origin and content features of primary sources when describing the significance of people, places and events

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

Location of Australia’s neighbouring countries and the diverse characteristics of their places

Examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments

The location of Australia’s neighbouring countries and the diverse characteristics of their places

Main climates of the world and the similarities and differences between the climates of different places

The main climate types of the world and the similarities and differences between the climates of different places

Similarities and differences between places in terms of their type of settlement, demographic characteristics and the lives of the people who live there

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

Identify how and why decisions are made democratically in communities

Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time

Describes the ways people, places and environments interact

The importance of making decisions democratically