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Australia’s interconnections with other countries and how these change people and places (AC9HS6K05)

Elaborations
  • using geospatial tools such as a globe, wall map or a digital application, to identify the geographical divisions of the world, including the Asia and Pacific regions
  • researching connections between Australia and countries in the Asia and Pacific regions in terms of migration, trade, tourism, aid, education, defence or cultural influences, and explaining the effects of at least one of these connections on their own place and another place in Australia
  • exploring the provision of Australian government or non-government aid to a country in the Asia and Pacific regions or elsewhere in the world and analysing its effects on places in that country
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities
ScOT terms

World history,  Environmental hazards,  International aid,  International relations,  International trade,  Cultural interaction

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