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South Africa Australia Comparison

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South Africa Australia Comparison

📚 Part 1: Compare Places

WALT: We Are Learning To identify similarities and differences between South Africa and Australia.

Success criteria: I can name a place feature and say whether it is found in South Africa, Australia or both.

1. Which place feature can be found in both South Africa and Australia?

Desert

Snowy mountain only

Antarctic ice

2. Australia is south-east of which country?

South Africa

Canada

Japan

3. Tick two things that people in both countries may do.

Care for Country or land

Live near rivers or coasts

Live at the North Pole

Differentiation: Use a globe, map or picture cards. Read the questions aloud and allow learners to discuss answers with a partner.

✏️ Part 2: Match and Explain

WALT: We Are Learning To connect pictures of environments with words and sentences.

Success criteria: I can match three environments and complete a sentence about one of them.

4. Draw a line to match each picture with the correct description.
1. 🏜️ Desert
2. 🌾 Savannah
3. 🌊 River
A. Flowing water that people, plants and animals need.
B. A dry place with very little rain.
C. Grassland with scattered trees and warm seasons.
5. Choose one environment. Complete the sentence.

I can see a __________ in South Africa and Australia. It is important because ________________________________.

6. How can Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples care for Country? Write or draw one idea.

Differentiation: Learners may say their answer to an adult or use a word bank: water, animals, plants, food, shelter, respect, protect.

🗺️ Part 3: Map and Belonging

WALT: We Are Learning To use a simple bird’s-eye-view map to show places we belong.

Success criteria: I can use a key and show a special place for myself or my family.

7. Draw a bird’s-eye-view map showing a special place near you. Add a key with at least two symbols.

Key: ____________________ = ____________________    ____________________ = ____________________

8. Write one way your special place is similar to or different from a place in South Africa or Australia.

Differentiation: Provide a prepared map, symbols to copy and a choice of sentence starters: My place is similar because… or My place is different because…

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