HASS Year 2 Geography: Australian Geographical Divisions
Explore Australia's geography from the ground up — this Year 2 HASS resource brings Australian Geographical Divisions to life.
Australia is a vast and wonderfully diverse country, and this HASS resource helps Year 2 students begin to understand how it is divided geographically. Students explore concepts like states, territories, and major geographical features — building their spatial thinking and geographic literacy from an early age. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum's Geography strand, this resource makes place and space meaningful for young learners.
HASS = Humanities and Social Sciences — covering history, geography, civics, citizenship, and economics.
Why teachers love it:
- Curriculum-aligned — directly addresses Year 2 HASS Geography content descriptors on Australian geographical divisions
- Builds geographical literacy — students develop spatial awareness and understanding of Australia's diverse regions
- Hands-on engagement — interactive activities that make map work and geography accessible and enjoyable
- Print and go — no fuss, just print and teach
Perfect for:
- Year 2 HASS Geography units on Australian places and spaces
- Learning about Australia's states and territories
- Map work and spatial reasoning activities
- Building students' sense of place and identity as Australians
- Cross-curricular links with English and Visual Arts
What's included:
A printable PDF resource exploring Australian Geographical Divisions, aligned to Year 2 HASS Geography outcomes in the Australian Curriculum.
Help your students discover the magnificent country they call home — one geographical division at a time!
Teaching Year 2 HASS?
Our Year 2 HASS resources guide walks through how we use this program in the classroom.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
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FAQS
Where is my download?
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It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
