Year 7 JacPlus 11.2 Lesson

Year 7 Geography
Place and Liveability

Lesson Goals

At the end of this lesson...

You should be able to:
1. Classify different places based on their characteristics
2. Identify similarities and differences of places
3. Explain how our perceptions of places are created

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What is your ONE favourite place in the world?

Multiple Choice

What is a "Place" in Geography?

• A 'Place' is any point or area that can be located and given meaning.

• A 'Place' refers to a type of weather pattern

• A 'Place' is a specific type of rock formation

• A 'Place' is a specific time zone on Earth

Understanding Place

To understand what a place is, think about location and region. Each place has a unique identity that makes it different from other places.

A sense of place comes from being aware of what makes that location significant and seeing its special qualities.

Write your favourite place and one reason it is special for you.

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What is the most important characteristic of your favourite place?

For example: security, familiarity, fun, being born there, etc.

Characteristics of a place

The characteristics of a place can come from:

1. natural features: e.g. climate, plants, animals

2. human features — that is, features built by people such as houses, bridges, electrical grids

3. a combination of natural and human features, such as parks, ovals, or gardens.

Multiple Choice

What sort of place is this?

• Natural

• Human

• Combination

• Neither

Multiple Choice

What sort of place is this?

• Natural

• Human

• Combination

• Neither

This is a "combination" or "mixed" type because it includes BOTH nature and human aspects (path, rails).

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Combination type of place

Multiple Select

What sort of place is this? Choose all the answers that apply.

• Human

• Natural

• Combination

• Neither

Multiple Choice

What sort of place is this?

• Human

• Natural

• Combination

• Neither

Recognising Place

A combination of characteristics are usually only found in that place, making it different or special.

A sense of place comes from being aware of what makes that location important or special.

The next set of slides will have a number of individual places that are world-famous. Let's see if you can identify them correctly based on their unique characteristics.

Word Cloud

Type one word that makes Carey Baptist College unique or special for you

Poll

Which characteristic of Carey Baptist College makes it individual or unique?

• It's purpose: education

• It's location: close to your home

• The people and relationships it creates

• What you can learn there

Poll

Do you recognise this place? What is its name?

• The statute of Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• The statue of Christ in the Vatican, Italy.

• The statue of Christ in Jerusalem, Israel.

• The statue of Christ in Washington, DC, the USA.

Poll

Do you recognise this place? What is its name?

• Disney World, United States

• The Duke of Orlean's Castle, France.

• Neuschwanstein Castle, Austria

• Castle Gandolfo, the Vatican, Italy

Poll

Do you recognise this place? What is its name?

• The Taj Mahal, India

• The Bhagavad Gita, India

• The Raja Palace, Pakistan

• The Agni Yoga,

  Sri Lanka

Poll

Do you recognise this place? What is its name?

• The Grand Canyon, United States

• The Gibson Desert,

  Tasmania

• Uluru,

  Australia

• Mt Everest,

  Nepal

Poll

Do you recognise this place? What is its name?

• Table Mountain, South Africa

• Mt Everest,

  Nepal

• Mt Olympus,

  Greece

• Gobekli Tepe,

  Turkey

Poll

Do you recognise this place? What is its name?

• Golden Gate Bridge,

  United States

• Sydney Harbour Bridge,

  Australia

• The Kraken,

  Pirate Cove

• London Bridge,

  United Kingdom

Poll

Do you recognise this place? What is its name?

• Great Wall of Japan,

  Japan

• Great Wall of China,

  China

• Great Wall of Chinese,

  China

• Great Wall of Chinah,

  Chinah

Poll

Do you recognise this place? What is its name?

• Eiffel Tower,

  France

• Space X,

  United States

• Telecom Tower,

  Australia

• Great Point of China,

  China

Perception of Place

Why is your favourite place special to you?

Create a simple table with three columns.
1. Write down a list of your five favourite places in the world. They might be in the past, or in the future, or large or small.

2. Write down what makes them special or important for you.

3. Write down what sort of photo you would like to include for it.

Poll

My favourite place is special to me ...

• because I have special memories of it

• because it is a place I've always wanted to visit

• because of the people I associate with it

• because of the experiences I had in it

• because there is something special about it

Poll

Did you enjoy and learn better using Quizizz Lesson?

Give this method of a learning a rank out of 5.

1 is the lowest, 5 is the highest.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Create a Google "My Map" of your top 5 favourite places you've been to, and top 5 places you would like to visit.

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Add two layers:
1. Places I've been
2. Places to visit

​Favourite Places Mapping