PDF Resources (History & Geography)
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Free for SubscribersResource: Children in 19th and 20th century Australia
$15.00This resource examines the lives of different groups of children in Australia during the 19th and the early 20th centuries.
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Resource: Children in the Past
$13.00This resource is a version of the resource Living in the Past, aimed at the youngest students.
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Resource: Chinese People in Australia
$6.00This resource traces the history of Chinese immigrants to Australia, from the First Fleet to the modern era.
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Resource: Christopher Columbus
$4.00Christopher Columbus is usually given the credit for being the first European explorer to ‘discover’ the Americas in 1492.
This resource examines that claim through looking at his actual achievements and the reasons and results of his voyages.
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Resource: Climate Zones of Australia
$2.00There are 5 climate zones across Australia: Arid, Tropical, Subtropical; Temperate and Mediterranean. The high mountains of the south-east also have an Alpine climate. This resource examines and maps these climate zones, comparing the different features of each.
Aimed to align with Australian Curriculum HASS and Geography for Year 3, this resource can also be used by other year levels.
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Resource: Climate Zones of the World
$6.00This resource describes and illustrates a number of climate zones around the world.
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Resource: Continents and Areas of the World
$12.00Continents and Areas in the world, with boundary descriptions and maps.
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Resource: Countries of the World
$0.00Alphabetical list of countries of the world.
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Resource: Country/Place
$2.00Australian Aborigines have a concept called “Country” or “Place” to refer to their relationship with the land.
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Resource: Desert Peoples in Australia
$4.00Aboriginal people have lived in the Australian desert for thousands of years. This resource examines some of the ways of life that these groups have developed to cope with the harsh environments in which they live.
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Resource: Different Families Around the World
$8.00This resource describes different types of family structures and multiple examples are given for some countries, rather than the statistical average.
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Resource: Diogo Cão
$3.00Diogo Cão was one of the first Portuguese explorers to explore the West Coast of Africa.
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Resource: Dutch East India Company
$5.00The Dutch East India Company played a critical role in putting the continent of Australia on European maps. It was Dutch East India Company explorers that first mapped parts of the Australian coastline. The reasons for this are examined in this resource.
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Resource: Early Australian Sites
$3.00A look at just a few of the earliest sites, giving an idea of how Australia’s first people lived.
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Resource: Economies of Asia in History
$16.00This resource (16 page colour illustrated PDF) complements the resource Politics of Asia in History by examining the economic factors that influenced the History of Asia. Once again focussing on India, Arabia, China, Mongolia, Japan and Russia, this resource compares and contrasts the economies of these different regions from about 10,000 years ago to the 19th and 20th centuries, whilst examining the importance of long-distance trade in particular.
The resource explores how economics influenced politics and vice versa and provides a useful context for any examinations of Asian History. Specific explorers and travellers are placed within this context, allowing for a broader understanding of the reasons for the interactions that occurred at different points in history.
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Resource: Edmund Barton
$4.00The first Prime Minister of Australia, Edmund Barton is one of the most significant people with respect to Australian Federation. Part of our Federation series, this resource examines his life and work, with particular reference to his work on Australian Federation and his role as Australia’s first Prime Minister and later one of the founding justices of the High Court.
This resource is aligned with Australian History, Civics and Citizenship and HASS for Year 6.
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