Substrand: "5.6 Solomon Islands in the Region" (30 periods)

Natural and built features together form a landscape; sources (e.g. maps, photos) can be used to identify features; natural and human processes change landscapes; patterns of features vary with location. People make choices to use landscapes, depending on its features; use of landscapes will also affect others.

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

5.6.1 understand the location and patterns of settlement and the geographical factors that influence where people live (u)

5.6.1.1 identify different locations and patterns of settlement and the geographical factors that influence where people live

5.6.2 describe some geographical features of Solomon Islands and the neighbouring countries in the Pacific region (s)

5.6.2.1 list five physical features that are common to most Pacific countries

5.6.3 understand that people’s use of landscape is influenced by the physical features (u)

5.6.3.1 identify ways people’s use of landscape is influenced by the physical features

5.6.4 know the location of Solomon Islands in the SW Pacific in relation to the countries of the region (k)

5.6.4.1 use the direction finder on a map to locate a country in relation to another

5.6.5 appreciate that some countries in the region have important landscape differences to the Solomon Islands (a/v)

5.6.5.1 locate the countries in the Pacific region and their major physical features