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ABC News: Australians as global citizens

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ABC Presenter Jeremy Fernandez stands in front of graphic image of globe with numbered list of nations, Australia at number 12
ABC News: Australians as global citizens

SUBJECTS:  Geography

YEARS:  5–6, 7–8, 9–10


How is Australia connected globally?

Watch as presenter Jeremy Fernandez uses a range of data sources to describe Australia's position in the world.

From the economy to immigration, this clip shows some of the ways Australia currently connects with the world.


Things to think about

  1. 1.How do you think Australia's economy compares with the economies of countries elsewhere in the world? Many people from around the world migrate to Australia. What might be some reasons for this? With what nations do you think Australia mostly trades?
  2. 2.The presenter describes three ways Asian nations are connected with Australia. What are they? How many refugees have come to Australia since 1945? What percentage of the immigration program is made up of refugees?
  3. 3.Use the clip's style of data presentation as a basis for showing visually how Australia connects to other nations. Do further research to fill the gaps. You might want to focus on an area in particular; for instance, sports, tourism, trading of goods and services or communications.
  4. 4.Do a quick audit of your major household items to find the countries where they were made. Group these countries into continents. Create a choropleth map showing which continents your household items come from. (A choropleth map uses colour shading to display information.) What do you observe? Are there any interesting patterns in the map?



Date of broadcast: 29 Jul 2013


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