An introduction to Australia for middle-school students. Basic geographical features including the range of climates, the vast arid interior and the Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast. How aboriginal people lived in Australia for thousands of years. The arrival of British ships and establishment of a prison at Sydney. More recent immigration and today’s multicultural society. Australia’s unique animals and plants. Agriculture, mining, tourism and education: all important to Australia’s economy. Popular forms of recreation.
Subjects: Geography
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China Inside Out
China is brimming with massive new wealth, more than 600 million people have been lifted out of poverty. China’s leaders know that their survival depends on meeting the needs and desires of its people. After years of relative isolation, China is reaching out to, and into the rest of the world. China has been shaking hands and making deals all around the world. China Inside Out examines how China’s rise is impacting all of us.
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The Story of India – Public Performance
Sixty years after Indian independence, British historian Michael Wood presents the tale of the oldest and most diverse civilization, and largest democracy. A nuclear power and a rising giant, India’s population will overtake China’s within 10 years and its economy is predicted to overtake that of the U.S. in the 2030s. This journey of sights and sounds, and achievements takes him from the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass.
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Czech Republic
This video explores the Czech Republic, looking at everything from its history to the modern pastimes of its people.
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Croatia
This video follows two Croatian children. One lives in the country, on a farm and the other in a small coastal town. See what similarities and differences there are between the lives of these two children.
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France
This video focuses on two boys living in France. Thibault lives in the north and Samir lives in the south. They come together to play a soccer game in Marseille.
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Sweden
This video follows the Swedish pop group Bubbles as well as some school children during the Mayflower campaign in Sweden. Bubbles preforms for the group that sells the most mayflowers.
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Germany
This video looks at three different areas of Germany – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Berlin and the north. Children from each area describe what it is like to live there.
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Norway
This program looks at the island of Hidra in Norway and its people.The children of Hidra explain what it’s like living there and why they like it.
