Places Around the World: Managed Features

Places Around the World: Managed Features

A Geography Adventure Exploring Australia and Neighbouring Countries Year 3 Social Sciences

WALT - We Are Learning To

Identify managed features in Australia and neighbouring countries Compare similarities and differences between places Understand wildlife conservation and sustainability Respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections to Country

What Are Managed Features?

Think about your local area... What things have people built or created? How do people take care of these places?

Our Holiday Adventure Map

Country Investigation Groups

Group 1: Australia Group 2: Indonesia Group 3: Papua New Guinea Group 4: Fiji Group 5: New Zealand Investigate managed features in your country!

Comparing Managed Features

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Connections to Country

First Nations peoples have cared for Country for over 65,000 years Traditional land management practices protect environment Dreamtime stories teach us about caring for places Modern conservation can learn from traditional knowledge

Our Learning Adventure Summary

We discovered that people around the world manage their places differently based on their environment, culture, and needs Wildlife conservation and caring for Country are important everywhere We can learn from both modern and traditional ways of managing places