Behind the News Primary Atlas
Title
Behind the News Primary Atlas
Edition
1st
ISBN
9780731274710
ISBN 10
0731274717
Published
21/01/2008
Published by
Pearson Australia
Pages
156
Format
Paperback
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Description
This comprehensive resource assists students to investigate and learn more about their global community. By addressing the issues affecting today's world, Behind the News Primary Atlas generates discussion and prompts research in the classroom, creating an environment that encourages student participation.
Table of contents
- Skills
- What is a map?
- Why do we need maps?
- Australia
- Sea exploration
- Land exploration
- From colonies to States
- Population: Indigenous
- Population: Later arrivals
- Human features
- Natural features
- Australian States and Territories
- Western Australia
- South Australia
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- New South Wales
- Australian Capital Territory
- Victoria
- Tasmania
- Australia in focus
- Australia's territories
- Significant sites
- Water: A precious resource
- Energy resources
- Environments in danger
- Endangered and introduced species
- Natural hazards
- Using the land
- Conflicts
- Peacekeeping
- Australian aid overseas
- The world
- Countries of the world
- Antarctica: Human and natural features
- Pacific
- New Zealand
- Asia: Human features
- Asia: Natural features
- South-East Asia
- Japan
- China, Korea and Japan
- South Asia
- Middle East
- Europe: Human features
- Europe: Natural features
- North-West Europe
- Southern Europe
- Eurasia
- Africa: Human features
- Africa: Natural features
- Northern Africa
- Southern Africa
- North America: Human features
- North America: Natural features
- Canada, Greenland and Iceland
- United States of America
- South America: Human features
- South America: Natural features
- Northern South America
- Southern South America
- The world in focus
- Climate change
- Health issues
- Water: Essential for life
- Farming for food
- Wealth and poverty
- World sport
- Earth and space
- Country facts
- Index
Features & benefits
Key features and benefits of the Behind the News Primary Atlas include:
- Key curriculum concepts, enriched through investigation and analysis.
- Thematic spreads on issues aff ecting Australia and the world, such as water resources, environments in danger, global warming and space exploration.
- Gate-fold illustrated glossary of the Earth’s natural features.
- An engaging CD which includes dynamic graphics and video, electronic maps, animations and activities.
Target audience
Suitable for upper primary students.