Humanities and Social Sciences > HASS > Year 4 > Knowledge and Understanding > Geography > ACHASSK087
The main characteristics of the continents of Africa and South America and the location of their major countries in relation to AustraliaElaborationsusing geographical tools (for example, a globe, a wall map or digital application such as Google Earth) to identify the major countries of Africa and S...
The main characteristics of the continents of Africa and South America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia
Elaborations
using geographical tools (for example, a globe, a wall map or digital application such as Google Earth) to identify the major countries of Africa and South America and their relative locations (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking)
using a globe to investigate the Great Circle routes of aeroplane travel between Australia and the major countries of Africa and South America (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
researching the main types of natural vegetation and native animals in a climate zone in Australia, and comparing them with those found in a similar climate in Africa or South America (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
using a printed or electronic atlas to identify the main characteristics of the continents of Africa and South America (for example, topographic features, environments, cities) (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking)
