1 Where Australia is in the world
2 Distances
3 Size
4 Regions – states and territories
5 External territories
6 The Drifting continents theory
7 The Ring of fire
8 Natural hazards
9 Tropical cyclone
10 Bushfire
11 Drought
12 Thunderstorm
13 Heatwave
14 Flood
15 Landslide
16 Earthquake
17 Volcano
18 Tsunami
19 Man-made disaster
20 Global warming
21 Landforms
22 Landform icons
23 Mountain environments
24 River environments
25 Desert environments
26 Forest environments
27 Rainforest environments
28 Coastal environments
29 World heritage environments
30 Water issues
31 Climate
32 Population
33 Cities and towns
34 Cultural features on the land
35 Biodiversity
36 Animals
37 Plants
38 Farming
39 Fisheries
40 Industries
41 Energy
42 Tourism
43 Minerals
44 Exports and imports
45 Biosecurity
46 Final challenge
Ruth Naumann is an experienced Social Studies teacher and the author of numerous social studies publications.
Topics set in discreet pages or double-page spreads
A set of questions/activities for each topic
Answers provided on the password-protected website: www.nelsonsecondary.com.au to schools that have adopted the text as their core text inside the classroom
A fun, two-colour design
Space for students to create their own glossary
A 'Final Challenge' at the end of the book, comprising a long list of questions covering all the content of the book