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
Aims Geography
The Australian Curriculum: Geography aims to ensure that students develop: a sense of wonder, curiosity and respect about places, people, cultures and environments throughout the world a deep geographical knowledge of their own locality, Australia, the …
Aims | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
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
Achievement Standard Geography Year 7
By the end of Year 7, students describe geographical processes that influence the characteristics of places and how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently. They explain interconnections between people and places and environments …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Geography Year 8
By the end of Year 8, students explain geographical processes that influence the characteristics of places and explain how places are perceived and valued differently. They explain interconnections within environments and between people and places and …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Geography Year 9
By the end of Year 9, students explain how geographical processes change the characteristics of places. They analyse interconnections between people, places and environments and explain how these interconnections influence people, and change places and …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Geography Year 10
By the end of Year 10, students explain how interactions between geographical processes at different scales change the characteristics of places. Students identify, analyse and explain significant interconnections between people, places and environments …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK041
Economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and peoples of the Asia region
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ACHGK041 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK043
Factors that influence the decisions people make about where to live and their perceptions of the liveability of places
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ACHGK043 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK047
Strategies used to enhance the liveability of places, especially for young people, including examples from Australia and Europe
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ACHGK047 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK049
Spiritual, aesthetic and cultural value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
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ACHGK049 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK065
The perceptions people have of place, and how these influence their connections to different places
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ACHGK065 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK066
The way transportation and information and communication technologies are used to connect people to services, information and people in other places
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ACHGK066 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK067
The ways that places and people are interconnected with other places through trade in goods and services, at all scales
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ACHGK067 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK069
The effects of people’s travel, recreational, cultural or leisure choices on places, and the implications for the future of these places
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ACHGK069 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK071
Environmental world views of people and their implications for environmental management
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ACHGK071 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum