🗺️ Part 1: Identifying Features and Symbols

1. Look at the Aboriginal Cultural work. What features can you identify? Use the sentence starter below:

This Cultural work shows ________________________________

2. What might the symbols in this Cultural work represent? Choose all that could be correct:

Water sources and rivers

Animal tracks and meeting places

Journey pathways across Country

Seasonal changes and food sources

Sacred or important places

3. Complete this sentence about what the Cultural work suggests about the landscape:

This suggests ____________________________________________

🔍 Part 2: Comparing Maps and Cultural Works

4. How do Aboriginal Cultural works show journeys differently from modern maps?

Unlike modern maps, Aboriginal Cultural works ________________

5. What similarities can you find between modern maps and Aboriginal Cultural works?

Similarly, both modern maps and Aboriginal Cultural works _______

6. Which statement best describes how Aboriginal Cultural works communicate knowledge of Country?

They only show where places are located

They communicate relationships, stories, and care for the environment

They work exactly the same as modern road maps

They are just decorative artworks with no geographical meaning

💭 Part 3: Understanding Country Knowledge

7. Explain why Aboriginal knowledge of Country might be important for caring for the environment. Use cautious language like "could suggest" or "might show":

8. How do Oral Traditions help pass on knowledge about the landscape? Complete the sentence:

Oral Traditions could suggest that knowledge about Country __________

9. Extension: Why is it important to respect and preserve different ways of understanding and representing the land?

Maps and Cultural Comparisons

Modern Maps vs Aboriginal Cultural Works

🗺️ Part 1: Identifying Features and Symbols

🔍 Part 2: Comparing Maps and Cultural Works

💭 Part 3: Understanding Country Knowledge

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