As we travel to Australia on Monday, students need a new 1/4" binder for this unit. They may keep the EUROPE binder at home IN A SAFE PLACE TO BRING BACK TO SCHOOL IN FEW WEEKS. I will pass back their Latin America binder as we get closer to Spring Break. We will use all three binders to review for the CRCT.
Our I CAN statements: Geographic Understandings SS6G12a. I can locate selected features of Australia: the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Ayers Rock, and Great Victoria Desert. SS6G13a. I can describe how Australia’s location, climate, and natural resources have affected where people live. b. I can describe how Australia’s location, climate, and natural resources impact trade. SS6G14a. I can explain the impact of English colonization on the language and religion of Australia. b. I can evaluate how the literacy rate affects the standard of living. Government/Civics Understandings SS6CG6a. I can describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal. b. I can explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic. c. I can describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential. SS6CG7a. I can describe the federal parliamentary democracy of Australia, distinguishing form of leadership, type of legislature, and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms. Economic Understandings SS6E8a. I can compare how traditional, command, and market, economies answer the economic questions of 1 -what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce. b. I can explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure and market and pure command. c. I can describe the economic system used in Australia. SS6E9a. I can explain how specialization makes trade possible between countries. b. I can compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas and embargoes. c. I can explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currency between nations. SS6E10a. I can explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP). b. I can explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP). c I can describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy. d. I can describe the role of entrepreneurship. Historical Understanding SS6H8a. I can describe the origins and culture of the Aborigines. SS6H9a. I can explain the reasons for British colonization of Australia; include the use of prisoners as colonists. b. I can explain the impact of European colonization of Australia in terms of diseases and weapons on the indigenous peoples of Australia.
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