Differences Among Nations

Inquiry Question

1.What are Australia’s global connections between people and places?

Learning Intentions

I am learning to explain different views on how to respond to an issue or challenge.
I am learning to interpret data to identify, describe and compare distributions, patterns and trends.
I am learning to infer relationships, and evaluate evidence to draw conclusions.
I am learning to examine sources to determine their origin and purpose.

Success Criteria

I can explain differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics of countries across the world.
I can communicate Australia’s connections with other countries and how these change people and places.

World Statistics

Gathering and displaying Data

Click on the link below. On the right hand side, under the book, you need to select a country.
When you select a country, you then need to click on the ‘plus’ symbol to get the information to drop down.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Global Poverty

World Poverty Map

World Hunger

Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples – 1 pg 31

World Languages

Use the internet websites below to complete the table on the World Languages worksheet.

Table a)

http://en.ostranah.ru/_lists/languages.php

Table b)

https://photius.com/rankings/languages2.html

Map of World Languages

https://www.mapsofworld.com/world-language-map.htm

World Religions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_populations

http://d3tt741pwxqwm0.cloudfront.net/WGBH/sj14/sj14-int-religmap/index.html

China & Australia

Australia and China

International Aid

International Aid Reading

Term 1

Regions of Asia

Learning Intentions

I am learning to describe, compare and explain the diverse characteristics of different places in different locations from local to global scales.

Success Criteria: I know I am success because:

I can explain the geographical diversity of the Asia region.
I can identify the location of an Asian region countries in relation to Australia.
I can communicate the differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics of countries across the world.

Session 1: Our Asian Neighbours

Reading: Our Asia Neighbours reading-1apmc5q

Session 2: Absolute Locations in Asia

Reading:

Session 3: Climate & Vegetation

Reading: Climate & Vegetation

Session 4: City of Beijing

Urban Geography is the study of urban areas where the majority of the economic activities are in the secondary or tertiary sectors.

This study can link with history when examining the development of the urban area over time, and with sociology when investigating the people of urban areas.

Iskandar Malaysia

What focus did the corporate company place on importance for the positive growth of Iskandar Malaysia.

Use Google Earth to conduct a virtual tour of Beijing.

When you have located, tick the 360 Cities box to display small red icons which can be clicked on and expanded for a 360° view of sites around the city.

(Layers – Primary Database – Photos – 360° Cities)

Reading:Cities of Asia

1.Reading of Cities of Asia.

2.Why did Beijing (Ji) become the political hub of China?

3.What is the population of Beijing?

4.Who initiated the beginning of significant changes in culture, economics and politics?

5.What is a major problem for the city of Beijing due to the millions of people living in the the city?

6.What facilities do poorer parts of China experience compared to Beijing?

7.What are the health benefits of living in urban Beijing compared to rural China?

Session 5: Indonesia

Reading: Indonesia Worksheet

Session 6: Mumbai

Use Google Earth to conduct a virtual tour of Mumbai.

When you have located, tick the 360 Cities box to display small red icons which can be clicked on and expanded for a 360° view of sites around the city.

(Layers – Primary Database – Photos – 360° Cities)

Reading:Cities of Asia

Research

1.What is the population of Mumbai?

2.What was the purpose of Mumbai in the 2nd Century BC?

3.How did it change after the Portuguese claimed the territory?

4.Why did India come under British rule in 1661?

5.What as Mumbai’s original name prior to 1995?

6.What is the India’s main financial industry?

7.What are the 4 main problems with living in the slums of Mumbai?

Mumbai Questions

Session 7: Japan