Geography
ACARA Year 6
Continuous Learning Objectives from Content Descriptors
The location of the major countries of the Asia region in relation to Australia and the geographical diversity within the region (ACHGK031)
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032)
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACHGK033)
Significant events that connect people and places throughout the world (ACHGK034)
The various connections Australia has with other countries and how these connections change people and places (ACHGK035)
The effects that people’s connections with, and proximity to, places throughout the world have on shaping their awareness and opinion of those places (ACHGK036)
Continuous Learning Objectives from Content Descriptors
The location of the major countries of the Asia region in relation to Australia and the geographical diversity within the region (ACHGK031)
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032)
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACHGK033)
Significant events that connect people and places throughout the world (ACHGK034)
The various connections Australia has with other countries and how these connections change people and places (ACHGK035)
The effects that people’s connections with, and proximity to, places throughout the world have on shaping their awareness and opinion of those places (ACHGK036)
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An interactive list of countries including their (2012-2014 estimated) populations, as well as land sizes and densities.
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Year 6
Global Population & Trends
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032)
Significant events that connect people and places throughout the world (ACHGK034
Global Population & Trends
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032)
Significant events that connect people and places throughout the world (ACHGK034
Global Population: Web Resources
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032)
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032)
Exploring Global Realities
Learning Journals
Worksheets and activity writing - learning journals for students
Global Education
Global Education Resource Gallery
Global Education Videos
Learning Journals
Worksheets and activity writing - learning journals for students
Global Education
Global Education Resource Gallery
Global Education Videos
Australia & Asia
Australia is already one of the most Asian-oriented economies. Today, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India and our ASEAN neighbours purchase around three quarters of our merchandise exports. Our diplomacy has had Asia at its centre for six decades. Australia has been at the forefront of creating regional institutions from APEC to the ASEAN Regional Forum and, more recently, expansion of the EAS.
Australia's strong network of close relationships with countries throughout Asia and its active participation in the major institutions of Asia such as APEC, EAS and the Asian Development Bank also make it an important player in addressing the challenges that arise from the changes occurring in the region.
Australia is working closely with Asian countries to ensure continued strong economic growth and regional economic integration aimed at lifting the living standards for all peoples in the region. Australia is also working with the countries of Asia to address shared security challenges and common threats such as the crime of people smuggling and terrorism.
Website Resources
Australia and the World DFAT
ACARA Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
ACARA Cross Curricular Priorities
Wikipedia Culture of Asia
Australia and the World DFAT
ACARA Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
ACARA Cross Curricular Priorities
Wikipedia Culture of Asia
World Cultures
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACHGK033)
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACHGK033)
Students of the World
Geopolitical, cultural & tourist information about all countries. Click on the picture resource below
Geopolitical, cultural & tourist information about all countries. Click on the picture resource below
UNESCO: Interactive Map / Cultures
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACHGK033)
Simply click on the interactive map below to research the countries listed with the red, yellow, and green icons. Allows for satellite images
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACHGK033)
Simply click on the interactive map below to research the countries listed with the red, yellow, and green icons. Allows for satellite images
The Interactive map by UNESCO is a fabulous resource for students to research the many cultures on Earth.
MrNassboum.com: Interactive maps, facts, statistic, quizzes, continent and ocean quiz. Click on the map below to bring up mrnassboum.com website and the interactive map
Difference Between Developed and Developing Countries
Significant events that connect people and places throughout the world (ACHGK034)
The effects that people’s connections with, and proximity to, places throughout the world have on shaping their awareness and opinion of those places (ACHGK036)
Significant events that connect people and places throughout the world (ACHGK034)
The effects that people’s connections with, and proximity to, places throughout the world have on shaping their awareness and opinion of those places (ACHGK036)
Desertification
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032)
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACHGK033)
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032)
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACHGK033)
Desertification is the persistent degradation of dryland ecosystems by variations in climate and human activities. Home to a third of the human population in 2000, drylands occupy nearly half of Earth’s land area. Across the world, desertification affects the livelihoods of millions of people who rely on the benefits that dryland ecosystems can provide.
Australia is one of the twelve most biologically diverse nations in the world, the only developed nation to have this 'megadiverse' status. Australia is also the world's driest continent, excluding Antarctica, and has a high degree of rainfall variability from one year to the next.
Water-related diseases
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032)
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACHGK033)
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032)
The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples (ACHGK033)
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Water-related diseases exact a terrible toll on human health.
These illnesses are of many types, but they are all directly related to a need for clean water. Many diseases arise simply because of the lack of clean water for drinking and cleaning food. Others are spawned by inadequate sanitation facilities and poor personal hygiene practices that are directly related to a lack of clean water. Water-related diseases are one of the world’s most significant health problems—and one that is largely preventable. Cholera and other diarrheal diseases alone are responsible for some 1.8 million deaths each and every year. The poor of developing nations, especially children, are hardest-hit. Water-related diseases trap millions in cycles of poverty and poor health, often rendering them unable to work or go to school. |
Water Related Diseases: Websites