GEOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT TASK 2 GUIDED INQUIRY SIMILARITITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS – Achievement A B C D E Standard Geographical Considered Identification and Identification and Partial description of: Statements about: Knowledge and identification and explanation of: description of: *the characteristics of *the characteristics of Understanding explanation of: * the characteristics of *the characteristics of different places at the different places at the *the characteristics of different places at the different places at the local scale local scale different places at the local scale local scale *similarities and *similarities and local scale *similarities and *similarities and differences between differences between *similarities and differences between differences between the characteristics of the characteristics of differences between the characteristics of the characteristics of places places the characteristics of places places *the location of *the location of places *the location of *the location of selected countries and selected countries and *the location of selected countries and selected countries and the distribution of the distribution of selected countries and the distribution of the distribution of features of places features of places the distribution of features of places features of places features of places Questioning and Development of a Development of a Development of a Development of a Development of a Researching geographical inquiry geographical inquiry geographical inquiry geographical inquiry geographical inquiry that includes: that includes: that includes: that includes: that includes: *logical and *logical geographical *relevant geographical *simple geographical *use of provided interrelated questions questions questions geographical questions geographical questions *a collection of *a collection of *a collection of *a collection of *a collection of information from a information from information from a information from information from a range of sources to different sources to narrow range of supplied sources range of valid sources answer questions answer questions sources to answer to answer questions questions Communicating Clear and purposeful Effective Communication of Narrow communication Fragmented communication of communication of findings using of findings, using communication of findings in a range of findings in a range of geographical simple geographical findings using provided texts that: texts that: terminology in a range terminology in a range geographical *describe the location * describe the location of texts that: of texts that: terminology in a range of a range of places of a range of places * describe the location * describe the location of texts that: and their features and their features of a range of places of a range of places * describe the location using cardinal points using cardinal points and their features and their features of a range of places using cardinal points using cardinal points and their features
GEOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT TASK 2 GUIDED INQUIRY – SIMILARITITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS Achievement Standard A B C D E Geographical Knowledge and Understanding Considered identification and explanation of: *the characteristics of different places at the local scale *similarities and differences between the characteristics of places *the location of selected countries and the distribution of features of places Identification and explanation of: * the characteristics of different places at the local scale *similarities and differences between the characteristics of places *the location of selected countries and the distribution of features of places Identification and description of: *the characteristics of different places at the local scale *similarities and differences between the characteristics of places *the location of selected countries and the distribution of features of places Partial description of: *the characteristics of different places at the local scale *similarities and differences between the characteristics of places *the location of selected countries and the distribution of features of places Statements about: *the characteristics of different places at the local scale *similarities and differences between the characteristics of places *the location of selected countries and the distribution of features of places Questioning and Researching Development of a geographical inquiry that includes: *logical and interrelated geographical questions *a collection of information from a range of valid sources to answer questions Development of a geographical inquiry that includes: *logical geographical questions *a collection of information from a range of sources to answer questions Development of a geographical inquiry that includes: *relevant geographical questions *a collection of information from different sources to answer questions Development of a geographical inquiry that includes: *simple geographical questions *a collection of information from a narrow range of sources to answer questions Development of a geographical inquiry that includes: *use of provided geographical questions *a collection of information from supplied sources Communicating Clear and purposeful communication of findings in a range of texts that: *describe the location of a range of places and their features using cardinal points Effective communication of findings in a range of texts that: * describe the location of a range of places and their features using cardinal points Communication of findings using geographical terminology in a range of texts that: * describe the location of a range of places and their features using cardinal points Narrow communication of findings, using simple geographical terminology in a range of texts that: * describe the location of a range of places and their features using cardinal points Fragmented communication of findings using provided geographical terminology in a range of texts that: * describe the location of a range of places and their features