🎯 WALT & Success Criteria

We Are Learning To: Understand how places in Australia are connected through transport and movement, and interpret geographical information including freight maps and satellite images.

I can...

Explain how places are connected in Australia.

Interpret information from satellite images and freight maps.

Identify transport routes and explain their importance.

Describe how goods and services move between places.

Use cause-and-effect language to explain connections (e.g., because, therefore, as a result).

📚 Part 1: Key Vocabulary Match

Draw a line to match each word to its correct meaning.

🗺️ Part 2: Interpreting the Freight Map

Use the freight map provided by your teacher to answer the questions below.

1. _______________________________    2. _______________________________

Remote communities are less connected than urban communities because ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

✏️ Part 3: Product Journey Diagram

Choose one product (tick your choice) and draw its journey across Australia in the box below. Show where it starts and where it travels to. Add labels and short phrases to explain each step.

🌟 Reflection & Extension

⭐ Extension Activity (Advanced Learners): Research a real Australian transport route (e.g., the Nullarbor Plain highway or the Indian Pacific railway). On the back of this sheet, write a short paragraph (4–6 sentences) explaining:

— What goods or people travel along this route?

— Which communities does it connect (urban, rural, or remote)?

— Why is this route important for Australia's economy?

Use cause-and-effect and comparative language throughout your response.

💡 Support Strategies:

🔹 Need support? Use the sentence starters below:

"This product travels by _______ because..."

"Remote communities rely on transport routes because..."

"As a result of transport connections, people can..."

🔹 EAL/D learners: You may draw or label your diagram in your home language first, then add English labels.

🔹 Fine motor challenges: Ask your teacher if you may type or verbally explain your answers.