Asia
and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
Asia Pacific Map by Google Maps
Asia and Australia are very important
to each other for many things. Australia
engages with Asia on the same time
zone so business connections are easily maintained. Australia and Asia are neighbours geographically.
Asia literate Australians
will gain substantial personal and social benefits; be better equipped to make
sense of the world they live in, and make an important contribution to building
the social, intellectual and creative capital of our nation ("Home
| ACARA", n.d., p. 13).
Matthew 22:39 tells us to ‘Love your
neighbour as yourself.’ ("Word in Life Bible Contempory English
Version", 1998). This is evident in the way the Australian
Government's overseas aid program is improving the lives of millions of people
in developing countries. Australia is working with the governments and people
of developing countries to deliver aid where it is most needed and most
effective. Australian aid
has helped our neighbors and countries further abroad to develop, and our aid
program continues to grow. “For example, Australian aid has wiped out polio
from the Pacific. Australian aid has seen more than 1.5 million children
immunized against measles and polio in Papua New Guinea.” ("About
Australia's aid program", n.d., p. 2)
“Students can
investigate and explore Asian places, and learn about the ways in which
Australia and Asia are interconnected. A geographical perspective enables students to
study Asia as an important region of the world, as individual countries, as regions within
countries, and at the local level. In particular, geography enables students to learn about
the diversity between and within the countries of Asia, and helps to counter stereotypes
and to foster intercultural understanding. By examining the characteristics of Asian places
on these different scales, a study of geography leads to a growing understanding of the
varied environments, peoples, economies and cultures of Australia’s neighbours. By
investigating Asian perceptions of the world, students can learn to see that world in different
ways” ("Home | ACARA", n.d., p. 13).
Australia and Asia are interconnected. A geographical perspective enables students to
study Asia as an important region of the world, as individual countries, as regions within
countries, and at the local level. In particular, geography enables students to learn about
the diversity between and within the countries of Asia, and helps to counter stereotypes
and to foster intercultural understanding. By examining the characteristics of Asian places
on these different scales, a study of geography leads to a growing understanding of the
varied environments, peoples, economies and cultures of Australia’s neighbours. By
investigating Asian perceptions of the world, students can learn to see that world in different
ways” ("Home | ACARA", n.d., p. 13).
References:
About
Australia's aid program. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/makediff/Pages/default.aspx
ACARA, (n.d.), Retrieved
from
http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/Shape_of_the_Australian_Curriculum_Geography.pdf#search=sustainability
Word in Life Bible
Contempory English Version. (1998). Nashville, USA: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Images:
Asia
Pacific Map by Google Maps: http://apps.americanbar.org/intlaw/committees/asia/asia_pacific_map.jpg
Photo:
Jacqueline Smart, AusAID. http://www.ausaid.gov.au/makediff/Pages/default.aspx
Vedio : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrYsQHK-_yw&feature=player_detailpage
Hyperlinks:
Time
zones: http://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/
neighbours
geographically: http://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/dyn/images/3/2149.jpg
Australian aid: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/makediff/Pages/default.aspx
