Content

Description

Criteria

The location of the

major countries of
Africa and South
America in relation
to Australia, and
their main
characteristics,
including the types
of natural vegetation
and native animals
in at least two
countries from both
continents
(ACHGK020)
The types of natural
vegetation and the
significance of
vegetation to the
environment and to
people (ACHGK021)

Characteristics of
places in different
locations

The importance of
environments to
animals and
people, and
different views on
how they can be
protected
(ACHGK022)

Interconnection/Sustain
ability

Represent data by
constructing tables
and graphs
(ACHGS028)

Data representations

Extending

Demonstrating

Rubric: Geography - Sustainability

You can independently

describe and compare the
characteristics of places in
different locations, making
inferences based on
observations and
comparisons.

You can independently

identify the natural
vegetation and describe in
detail with examples, the
significance of the
vegetation to the
environment and the
people.
You were able to
independently identify and
describe the
interconnections between
people and their
environment and provide
detailed information about
ways that they can be
protected.
You were able to construct
tables and graphs to display
information about your
selected countries and
analyse the data to present
a viewpoint.

You can independently

describe and compare the
characteristics of places in
different locations.

You required teacher

help to describe and
compare the
characteristics of places
in different locations

You can independently identify

the natural vegetation and
describe the significance of
the vegetation to the
environment and the people.

You required teacher

help to identify the
natural
vegetation and describe
the significance of the
vegetation to the
environment and the
people.
With teacher help you
were able to identify and
describe the
interconnections
between people
and the environment.

You were able to

independently identify and
describe the interconnections
between people and their
environment and provide
information about ways that
they can be protected.

You were able to construct

tables and graphs to display
information about your
selected countries.

Christou_A_s265613_ECU301_Assignment 1
Interpret
geographical data

Interpreting Data

You were able to interpret

and analyse data when

Developing

You were able to interpret

data to identify distributions

With teacher help you

were
able to use tables and
graphs to
display information
about your selected
countries.
You were able with
teacher help to interpret