Geography 

CURRICULUM FOCUS

 We are learning to identify key features of a map.


VOCABULARY

Map: A picture of a particular area of the Earth. 

 

Key Features: Characteristics of a map such as the border, orientation, legend, title and scale. 


ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Use a blank map of Australia. Can you locate and label the following: 

  • The Tasman Sea
  • Pacific, Indian and Southern Oceans
  • Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Brisbane 
  • Uluru 
  • Torres Strait 
  • Kakadu National Park 
  • Fraser Island