Inquiry Questions:
 

• What are the characteristics of place?
• How did First Nations Australians live sustainably to manage resources and the land?
• What changes have occurred to the local environment over time? What are the positive and negative effects of these changes?
• What are the positive and negative influences of people on places in Australia and other countries?
• How are environments used and managed? 
• How do changes due to environmental practices create issues in places?
• How do natural disasters affect the communities in which they occur?
• How can we prevent and prepare for natural disasters? 
   

• We are learning to identify the impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond.
• We are learning to identify the environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them.
• We are learning to understand the influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place.
• We are learning to understand the influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in Europe and North America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia.
• We are learning to identify the impact natural disasters have on environments and communities, and how people can respond and manage environments.
• We are learning to understand the influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places.