Unit 8: History and Geography of Australia

(Time Frame: 1 week)

In this unit, students will:

*Locate physical features of Australia.

*Explain the impact of English colonization on the Aboriginals.

Standards:

SS6G11 Locate selected features of Australia.

a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Uluru/Ayers Rock, Indian and Pacific Oceans, Great Dividing Range, and Great Victoria Desert.

SS6H4 Explain the impact of English colonization on current Aboriginal basic rights, health, literacy, and language.