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 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
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
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
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 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
ACHGK046
The influence of social connectedness and community identity on the liveability of place
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACHGK046 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHGK054
exploring the connections between urbanisation and economic and social opportunities
Elaboration (1) | ACHGK054 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | 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
ACHGK075
The application of environmental economic and social criteria in evaluating management responses to the change
Elaborations
ACHGK075 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHGK042
explaining the economic, environmental and social impacts of a selected atmospheric or hydrological hazard on people and places, and describing community responses to the hazard
Elaboration (1) | ACHGK042 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACHGK077
investigating the economic, social, technological, political and or environmental causes of spatial inequality between countries
Elaboration | ACHGK077 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGS054
Reflect on their learning to propose individual and collective action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge, taking account of environmental, economic and social considerations, and predict the expected outcomes of their proposal
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACHGS054 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGS062
Reflect on their learning to propose individual and collective action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge, taking account of environmental, economic and social considerations, and predict the expected outcomes of their proposal
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACHGS062 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHGS071
examining the environmental, economic and social factors that need to be considered in an investigation of a contemporary geographical issue such as ways of increasing Australian or global food production or the effects of information and communications …
Elaboration (1) | ACHGS071 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | 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
Elaboration (1) ACHGK038
investigating the environmental, economic and social uses of water and the effects of water as it connects people and places (for example, the effects of water diversion in the Snowy Mountains)
Elaboration (1) | ACHGK038 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACHGK075
explaining how communities and governments attempt to balance environmental, economic and social criteria in decisions on environmental programs, and the extent to which there can be trade-offs between them
Elaboration | ACHGK075 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum