ACHASSK177

The physical features of India or China and how they influenced the civilisation that developed there

Elaborations

• • describing the significance of the Yellow River to irrigation and the impact of features such as the Himalayas on contacts with other societies, including trade

  (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Intercultural Understanding)

• • describing how harmonious relationships with the natural world were reflected in Indian belief systems (for example, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism)

  (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding)

• • creating a graphic representation of the extent of India as a political unit at this time, including for example, its diverse climatic and geographical features, types and location of food production, areas of high- and low-density population

  (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Intercultural Understanding)

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