Australian Homes

What types of homes or shelters can we find in Australia? There are 8 different states or territories in Australia. In each State we can find different types of houses.

Look at the map below. It shows the different climates in Australia.

 Questions to think about.
What type of house would you find in the Northern Territory?
Which areas of Australia are known to be bushfire areas?
What type of houses would you expect to find there?
I wonder..............

More houses to look at.

 

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 HOUSES ON STILTS AND REED HOUSES

Be An Explorer

Let's travel around the world to look at homes in every continent.  See how the shelters are different. 

                

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Houses around the world. 







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Think about the different shelters you've seen from around the world.
QUESTIONS
What makes them suitable to the climate?
What are the shelters constructed from?
Why are homes different? (money, climate, resources)