Australia’s Tropical North
Topic: Climate of Places: Tropical, Temperate and Dry Places in Australia
This is the student activity 1 of 4 of the Places are similar and different: climate of places learning activity.
Task No. 1
Australia’s Tropical North - Engagement and questioning
Mouth of the Barron River, northern Queensland, 1881, drawing by J.E Tenison-Woods
Use Google Earth or an atlas to locate the Barron River. Students compare the Barron River area to where they live.
Formulate inquiry questions. For example:
- How are climates similar and different in different places?
- How does location of different places affect the climate?
- What is the relationship between weather and climate?