Learning Map
Life SkillsMoney & Financeusually ages 9–11

Global Trade

Why countries trade with each other; imports and exports; how goods travel around the world; that different countries use different currencies

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If your child looked at the labels on items in your kitchen, could they explain why so many things come from different countries?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
How the Economy Worksages 9–11Must understand basic economics (supply/demand, producers/consumers) before exploring international trade
Fair Trade & Ethicsages 7–9Fair trade awareness extends naturally to understanding global trade
Global Tradethis skill · ages 9–11
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Supply Chainsages 9–11Cross-domain: global trade (Money & Finance) provides context for supply chains

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1).

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2HG6K08low confidenceGeography · Levels 5 and 6 · Geographical Knowledge and Understanding strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Borrowing & Debtages 9–11 Financial Planningages 9–11 How the Economy Worksages 9–11 Scams & Online Safetyages 9–11

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