Geography

CURRICULUM FOCUS

In Geography this week, we are learning to identify and describe the characteristics of parks, forests, and mountainous regions in different locations in Australia. 

VOCABULARY

Characteristics: The features of a person, place or thing.

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

With your child, using information textbooks or online sources, investigate a park, forest or mountain region in Australia and find out about the following characteristics:

Location, size, inhabitants (what wildlife is commonly found), uses.

For example - The You Yangs Regional Park is located 5km west or Little River in Victoria...