Australia and It's Neighbours - Comparing Places
Activity 1
australias_neighbouring_countries.docx | |
File Size: | 116 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Learning Goal: To know Australia's neighbouring countries
Success Criteria:
I have used Google Maps to label these places on my map
Success Criteria:
I have used Google Maps to label these places on my map
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor Leste
- New Zealand
- Solomon Islands
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
Activity 2
Guided Investigation - Similarities and differences between places
(Java, Indonesia and South East Queensland, Australia)
guided_investigation_-_similarities_and_differences_jakarta_and_brisbane.docx | |
File Size: | 441 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Learning Goal: We are learning to examine the similarities and differences between two different places.
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
- Interpret climate graphs to identify temperature and rainfall patterns.
- Pose geographical questions to investigate
- Collect and record geographical information from sources to answer questions
- Give reasons for the similarities and differences between different places
You will be comparing the similarities and differences between Jakarta (Java, Indonesia) and Brisbane (Queensland, Australia).
Answer the following questions on the provided worksheet. Investigation example here.
Answer the following questions on the provided worksheet. Investigation example here.
- Look at the climate graphs below
- Interpret the climate graph and map of the Asia Pacific region to answer questions on the worksheet
- Develop at least 3 geographical questions about the countries of the places
- Conduct research to answer and record these questions
- Represent your findings in a Venn diagram to show similarities and differences between the countries
- Write a paragraph explaining the similarities and differences
Average Temperatures Jakarta and Brisbane
Average Rainfall Jakarta and Brisbane
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