Close message Scootle has stopped supporting resources that use the Adobe Flash plug-in from 18 Dec 2020. Learning paths that include these resources will have alerts to notify teachers and students that one or more of the resources will be unavailable. Click here for more info.

Humanities and social sciences / Year 2 / Knowledge and Understanding / Geography

View on Australian Curriculum website Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
Curriculum content descriptions

The way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions (ACHASSK047)

Elaborations
  • investigating the definition of a continent and the seven-continent and six-continent models
  • using geographical tools (for example, a globe and world map) or digital applications such as Google Earth to locate and name the continents, oceans, equator, North and South Poles, tropics and hemispheres and then labelling an outline map
  • describing the location of continents and oceans relative to Australia, using terms such as north, south, opposite, near, far
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Landforms,  Geographic location

Refine by resource type

Refine by year level


Refine by learning area


Refine by topic

Related topic * No suggestions

0 direct matches to ACHASSK047 | 20 other related resources
Showing the top 20 search results

Video

Out and about with the Nyul Nyul Rangers

  • TLF-IDM017438

Come on a journey to Beagle Bay, north of Broome in Western Australia, to meet a group called the Nyul Nyul Rangers. Hear these rangers speak about their ongoing cultural and spiritual connection with the land and water that they help to protect. Watch them fish and hear how they teach survival practices to the younger generation.

View detailsView resource
Video

Mother Mekong

  • TLF-IDM017449

Discover the connections between people and ancient temples hidden along the mighty Mekong River. Find out how long the temple Wat Phu (Vat Phou) has been a place of worship. Consider the spiritual value of this river, which provides more than sustenance and money.

View detailsView resource
Video

Damming the free and mighty Mekong

  • TLF-IDM017455

The Mekong has been a rare thing: a largely untouched and free-flowing river. Stretching for nearly 5,000 km from the mountains of Tibet to Vietnam's Mekong Delta, it has provided a way of life for millions of people and been an important trading route between south-western China and south-eastern Asia. In this clip from ...

View detailsView resource
Video

Power is money on the the Mekong

  • TLF-IDM017456

Discover why the Lao Government plans to build a hydropower dam at Xayaboury (Xayaburi) on the Mekong River and how neighbouring countries might react. The Mekong River Commission is attempting to maintain a balance for all users of the river. Find out why this is a difficult and complex task.

View detailsView resource
Video

How might water shortages in the Basin affect you?

  • TLF-IDM017830

The Murray-Darling Basin is Australia's largest river system and it's an important source of water for many Australian communities and farmers. In this clip from mid-2013, Discover more about the Basin, how it connects people and places, and the impact that drought and people's use has on this natural resource.

View detailsView resource
Video

How does desalination work?

  • TLF-IDM017319

Perth's water supplies are under pressure. The reason: declining rainfall in the southwest of Western Australia. In this clip, join Peter Rowsthorn as he tours a desalination plant and investigates how to turn sea water into drinking water. With similar plants popping up around Australia, will desalination be the solution ...

View detailsView resource
Video

Scientists in Antarctica

  • TLF-IDM015689

Explore the driest, windiest, coldest place on Earth. Discover why scientists flock to Antarctica every year. This clip explains how studying the tiny bubbles buried in the Antarctic ice can teach us about what the Earth was like long ago.

View detailsView resource
Video

Eucalypts in Africa: small-scale farming

  • TLF-IDM017321

With their hard, waxy leaves and iconic 'gum nuts', eucalypts (or gum trees, as they are better known) are widespread and well known to most Australians. But most Australians probably don't realise that the eucalypt is now the most widely cultivated forest tree in the world. See how the humble eucalypt is taking root in ...

View detailsView resource
Video

Yarning with the Russians

  • TLF-IDM018157

A Russian trade delegation is visiting Australia in search of high quality wool. This is to meet an increasing demand for fine wool products that is being driven by rising affluence in Russia. We once had a strong wool trade with the Soviet Union. Can we build trade with Russia?

View detailsView resource
Video

Why are coral reefs important?

  • TLF-IDM017492

Coral reefs contain a high biodiversity of marine life and they're vital natural assets for coastal communities and cultures. In this clip you will hear from a panel of scientific and community experts as they discuss the importance of coral reefs to billions of people around the world. Discover some perspectives on the ...

View detailsView resource
Video

Wild rivers conundrum

  • TLF-IDM018151

Whether to develop or conserve is a common dilemma across the Australian landscape, and opinions are divided on the issue of Queensland's Wild Rivers legislation. The state government is considering a repeal of this legislation, which protects a number of important river catchments.

View detailsView resource
Video

Re-creation of Shackleton's Antarctic survival

  • TLF-IDM015571

In 1914 Ernest Shackleton and his crew set out on an expedition to cross Antarctica via the South Pole. But things went horribly wrong when their ship was crushed by ice on the way. In this news clip, witness an Australian scientist about to set out with five others to re-create Shackleton's remarkable journey of survival, ...

View detailsView resource
Video

Engineering clean rivers

  • TLF-IDM021121

Figuring out how to clean up contaminated rivers is a big challenge. It's also tricky to work out where the most contaminated parts of a river system are and whether its fish are safe to eat. Watch this video and learn how engineering has helped to solve these problems. Why do you think engineers looked to the bottom of ...

View detailsView resource
Video

Hawkesbury River: tourism and river health

  • TLF-IDM017318

The Hawkesbury-Nepean river catchment provides a useful example of river management issues. This clip shows conservationist canoeists completing their journey along the Hawkesbury River in the 'Source to Sea' project. See what's being done to protect a fragile ecosystem of the river: seagrass. Find out how increased demand ...

View detailsView resource
Video

Eucalypts in Africa: timber and tea

  • TLF-IDM017326

Australian eucalypts (gum trees) are a useful plantation timber. In this clip you will see how people and places can be interconnected. Find out how Finlays' tea estate in Kenya uses wood from Australian eucalypts to power its production.

View detailsView resource
Video

Famine and aid: Ethiopia

  • TLF-IDM017264

The Live Aid concert in 1985 drew attention to Ethiopia's terrible drought and famine. When this clip was made decades later in 2008, the developing nation was still experiencing widespread hunger. See how charitable aid can impact on the lives of those in less developed countries.

View detailsView resource
Video

Rise of the machines: drones

  • TLF-IDM017260

Wireless technology and mobile phones mean that people and places are more connected than at any other stage in our history. Now get ready for the next technological revolution - remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) or 'drones'. However, not everyone supports this technology. Hear about some of the concerns.

View detailsView resource
Video

Surviving the extremes

  • TLF-IDM017247

What would you do if a natural disaster was heading for you? Would you panic? Dr Jonica Newby and the Catalyst team stage two disaster scenarios and throw them at two Australian families who know only that a disaster of some kind is coming. How will they cope? And how would you?

View detailsView resource
Video

Cocoon: silk connections

  • TLF-IDM017383

Have you ever seen a silk cocoon? This clip shows how some creative thinking and an international partnership have helped a silk farm in Western Australia transform its cocoons into silk on the market.

View detailsView resource
Video

Yucatán Peninsula: Cancún-style tourism

  • TLF-IDM017476

See what has made south-eastern Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, and in particular its city of Cancún, a popular tourist destination. Listen to different viewpoints on large-scale tourism in the region - one that presents its economic benefits and others that point to its environmental impacts.

View detailsView resource