Macquarie Island World Heritage Area

Topic: Places are similar and different
Student activity
Geography: Year 3 and Year 4

Students examine photographs of Macquarie Island taken 100 years apart

This is the student activity 1 of 3 of the Places are similar and different: Macquarie Island world heritage area learning activity.

Task No. 1

100 years apart

Young sea-elephants and Royal penguins at South End; Macquarie Island

Download the attached resource and answer the following questions.

View Sources 1 and 2 taken 100 years apart. Discuss why and how the areas and wildlife shown may have been protected.

Locate and map the Macquarie Island World Heritage Area on a map of Australia that includes New Zealand and Antarctica.

Locate the nearest countries, states and population centres. 

Formulate questions for inquiry:

  • What are the major natural and human features of the Macquarie Island World Heritage Area?
  • How do people’s perceptions of the Macquarie Island World Heritage Area influence its protection?