Introduction
Landforms and Landscapes are evident throughout Australia, we are trying to identify what they are and what they are caused by. There are landforms which attract tourists from around the world, can you think of any? We will be asking the following questions throughout the lesson.
What is a Landform?
What is a landscape?
What is the difference?
Task
Your task is to critically analyse a chosen landform within Australia. You will need to identify the features of your chosen landform outlined in the evaluation section.
Process
Research a chosen Landform within Australia.
Sample video to be watched: http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1436296/
Evaluation
Identify the following features of your chosen landform:
- Name
- Location
- Age
- Type of landscape
- Geographical processes
- History of the Landform
- Unique features
- Cause of features
- Impact of human presence (if any)
- Indigenous links or stories
- Interesting facts
- Conclusion
Conclusion
The aim of this task is to have students describe the geographical processes that produce landforms, and explain how places are perceived and valued differently.