Topic 1: Exploring Places
Our World
World
World by night 2
World by day 4
World regions 6
World population distribution 8
Interpreting maps 10
Australia
Australia
Human features 12
Natural features 14
Hazards 16
Weather and climate 18
Indigenous Australia 20
Queensland 22
Brisbane 24
New South Wales 26
Sydney 28
Australian Capital Territory 30
Canberra 32
Victoria 34
Melbourne 36
Tasmania 38
Hobart 40
South Australia 42
Adelaide 44
Western Australia 46
Perth 48
Northern Territory 50
Darwin 52
Australia’s Neighbours
Antarctica
Human features 54
Natural features 56
Pacific
Food security 58
Fiji
Tropical cyclone hazards 60
New Guinea
The Kokoda Trail 62
New Zealand
Changing landforms 64
Asia
Asia
Human features 66
Natural features 68
South-East Asia
Smoke hazards 70
Indochina
South China Sea disputes 72
East Asia
Dangerous air pollution 74
Japan and Korea
Trading interconnections, Korea 76
South Asia
Female population, India 78
Central Asia
Environmental change, Aral Sea 80
West Asia
Population movements, Syria 82
Europe
Europe
Human features 84
Natural features 86
North-west Europe
Copenhagen: bicycle city 88
Southern and Central Europe
Transport interconnections 90
Russia and Eurasia
Biomes 92
Africa
Africa
Human features 94
Natural features 96
Northern Africa
Combating desertification 98
Southern Africa
Wellbeing 100
North America
North America
Human features 102
Natural features 104
Northern North America
Tourism 106
United States of America
Settlement patterns 108
Central America
Interconnections 110
South America
South America
Human features 112
Natural features 114
Northern South America
Illegal interconnections 116
Southern South America
Landscapes and landforms 118
Topic 2: Investigating Themes
Water in the World
World water resources 122
Egypt: the Nile 124
Water use: Australia 126
Albury–Wodonga 128
Water hazards ONLINE ONLY
Place and Liveability
World 130
Urban liveability 132
Rural liveability 134
Europe 136
Landscapes and Landforms
World 138
Tectonic plates 140
Uluru 142
Iceland 144
Changing Nations
World urbanisation 146
Australia and USA settlement patterns 148
International migration, Australia ONLINE ONLY
Internal migration, Australia 150
Australia’s urban future ONLINE ONLY
Internal migration, China 152
Biomes
World climate 154
World 156
World agriculture and food security 158
Rice production ONLINE ONLY
Agriculture, Australia ONLINE ONLY
Land degradation and food production, Australia 160
Interconnections
Migration 162
Air connections 164
China’s new Silk Road 166
Tourism 168
Environmental Change and Management
Consequences of climate change 170
E-waste ONLINE ONLY
The Poles 172
Land degradation in Australia 174
Indigenous Protected Areas, Australia 176
Wellbeing
World 178
India 180
Brazil 182
Australia 184
Australian aid ONLINE ONLY
Topic 3: Developing Skills and Concepts
Developing Skills
What is a map? 188
Types of maps in this atlas 190
Locating places 192
Understanding direction 194
Understanding scale 196
Interpreting aerial photographs and satellite images 198
Interpreting height on maps 200
Recognising landforms 202
Using topographic maps 204
Map projections and time zones 206
Describing patterns 208
Developing Concepts
Geographical concepts 210
Space ONLINE ONLY
Place ONLINE ONLY
Interconnection ONLINE ONLY
Change ONLINE ONLY
Environment ONLINE ONLY
Scale ONLINE ONLY
Sustainability ONLINE ONLY
World Statistics
How to use the Statistics interactivity 212
World statistics ONLINE ONLY
How to use the gazetteer index 214
Gazetteer index 215
Subject index 266
Acknowledgements 268