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Elaboration ACHGK062

describing how environmental factors (for example, climate, soil, landform and water), can support higher crop yields and investigating the environmental constraints on agricultural production in Australia (for example, soil moisture, water resources …

Elaboration (1) ACHGK037

describing how water is an available resource when it is groundwater, soil moisture (green water), and surface water in dams, rivers and lakes (blue water), and a potential resource when it exists as salt water, ice or water vapour

Elaboration ACHGK040

investigating the causes of water scarcity (for example, an absolute shortage of water (physical), inadequate development of water resources (economic), or the ways water is used)

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 (2) ACHGK040

examining why water is a difficult resource to manage and sustain (for example, because of its shared and competing uses and variability of supply over time and space)

Elaboration (1) ACHGS049

creating an annotated diagram to show: how water flows through the environment and connects places; or the influence of environmental quality on the liveability of places

Elaboration (2) ACHGK054

examining how urbanisation can positively or negatively affect environmental quality (for example, carbon emissions and water consumption)

Elaboration (1) ACHGS054

proposing actions to respond to geographical issues related to environmental and economic sustainability (for example, ensuring a sustainable supply of water, after considering the possible outcomes for different groups)

Elaboration (3) ACHGK077

examining how access to natural resources (for example, minerals and water) can affect wellbeing and be a source of conflict

Elaboration ACHGK063

exploring environmental challenges to food production from land degradation (soil erosion, salinity, desertification), industrial pollution, water scarcity and climate change

Elaboration (1) ACHGK070

identifying human-induced environmental changes (for example, water and atmospheric pollution; loss of biodiversity; degradation of land, inland and coastal aquatic environments) and discussing the challenges they pose for sustainability

Elaboration (1) ACHGK056

examining the effects of resource development on employment growth in both the resource regions and the cities, and on internal migration in Australia

Elaboration (2) ACHGK056

investigating the effects of the ‘fly-in fly-out’ phenomenon on resource-development places

Elaboration (1) ACHGK040

discussing the advantages and disadvantages of strategies to overcome water scarcity (for example, recycling (‘grey water’), stormwater harvesting and re-use, desalination, inter-regional transfer of water and trade in virtual water, and reducing water …

Elaboration ACHGK073

describing the nature of the environmental change and its effect on the sustainability of environmental functions

Elaboration (3) ACHGK041

investigating the spiritual significance of water in an Asian culture

Elaboration (2) ACHGK039

using the concept of the water balance to compare the effects of rainfall, run-off and evaporation on the availability of water in Australia and other continents

Elaboration (1) ACHGK045

explaining the importance of water quality to the liveability of places, now and into the future

Elaboration (2) ACHGK061

identifying the differences between natural and agricultural ecosystems in flows of nutrients and water, and in biodiversity

Elaboration (1) ACHGK052

investigating a significant landscape that is threatened by human activities and developing a proposal for the future of the landscape that takes account of the views of the diverse groups, including traditional owners, with an interest in its use or …

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