Rationale Geography
In a world of increasing global integration and international mobility, it is critical to the wellbeing and sustainability of the environment and society that young Australians develop a holistic understanding of the world. This requires deep knowledge …
Rationale | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Structure Geography
The Australian Curriculum: Geography is organised in two related strands: geographical knowledge and understanding, and geographical inquiry and skills. Geographical knowledge and understanding strand Geographical knowledge refers to the facts, generalisations, …
Structure | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACHGS048
applying ethical research methods, including the use of protocols for consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Elaboration (2) | ACHGS048 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACHGS056
conducting ethical research methods, including the use of protocols for consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Elaboration (2) | ACHGS056 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACHGK075
debating the practical and ethical dilemmas of national and international conservation programs aimed at the environmental change being investigated
Elaboration (2) | ACHGK075 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGS048
Evaluate sources for their reliability and usefulness and select, collect and record relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from appropriate primary and secondary sources
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACHGS048 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGS056
Evaluate sources for their reliability and usefulness and select, collect and record relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from appropriate primary and secondary sources
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACHGS056 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACHGS064
collecting quantitative and qualitative data using ethical research methods, including the use of protocols for consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Elaboration (2) | ACHGS064 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACHGS073
collecting quantitative and qualitative data using ethical research methods, including the use of protocols for consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Elaboration (2) | ACHGS073 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGS064
Evaluate sources for their reliability, bias and usefulness and select, collect, record and organise relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from a range of appropriate primary and secondary sources
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACHGS064 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGS073
Evaluate sources for their reliability, bias and usefulness and select, collect, record and organise relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from a range of appropriate primary and secondary sources
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACHGS073 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 7 Geography
There are two units of study in the Year 7 curriculum for Geography: ‘Water in the world’ and ‘Place and liveability’. ‘Water in the world’ focuses on water as an example of a renewable environmental resource. This unit examines the many uses of water, …
Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 8 Geography
There are two units of study in the Year 8 curriculum for Geography: ‘Landforms and landscapes’ and ‘Changing nations’. ‘Landforms and landscapes’ focuses on investigating geomorphology through a study of landscapes and their landforms. This unit examines …
Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 9 Geography
There are two units of study in the Year 9 curriculum for Geography: ‘Biomes and food security’ and ‘Geographies of interconnections’. ‘Biomes and food security’ focuses on investigating the role of the biotic environment and its role in food and fibre …
Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 10 Geography
There are two units of study in the Year 10 curriculum for Geography: ‘Environmental change and management’ and ‘Geographies of human wellbeing’. ‘Environmental change and management’ focuses on investigating environmental geography through an in-depth …
Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK073
The application of systems thinking to understanding the causes and likely consequences of the environmental change being investigated
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACHGK073 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACHGS055
developing questions on an area of focus in the geographical knowledge and understanding strand (for example, about types of landforms or reasons for urban settlements)
Elaboration | ACHGS055 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHGK064
applying understanding of the functioning of natural and agricultural ecosystems to investigate ways of making Australian agriculture more sustainable
Elaboration (3) | ACHGK064 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACHGS047
developing questions about an area of focus in the geographical knowledge and understanding strand (for example, the causes of water scarcity or factors affecting the liveability of a place)
Elaboration | ACHGS047 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACHGS063
developing questions of geographical significance about an area of focus in the geographical knowledge and understanding strand (for example, questions about the importance of food security or types of interconnections)
Elaboration | ACHGS063 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum