Chapter 33: Absolute and Relative Location - What Makes Australia Unique?
In this lesson, students discover how Australia’s absolute and relative location have helped shape many aspects of life there. They will complete a scavenger hunt, helping them to explore the Land Down Under and learn about how absolute and relative location has had an impact on this island continent.
Objectives:
Students will
• examine how absolute location and relative location affect place.
• analyze how location has played a role in shaping aspects of life in Australia.
• investigate the impact of location and other factors on threatened species worldwide.
* Please note that we use the Geography Alive! program, created by Teachers' Curriculum Institute*
In this lesson, students discover how Australia’s absolute and relative location have helped shape many aspects of life there. They will complete a scavenger hunt, helping them to explore the Land Down Under and learn about how absolute and relative location has had an impact on this island continent.
Objectives:
Students will
• examine how absolute location and relative location affect place.
• analyze how location has played a role in shaping aspects of life in Australia.
• investigate the impact of location and other factors on threatened species worldwide.
* Please note that we use the Geography Alive! program, created by Teachers' Curriculum Institute*