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ACHGK037

Classification of environmental resources and the forms that water takes as a resource

Elaborations ScOT Terms

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

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)

ACHGK039

The quantity and variability of Australia’s water resources compared with other continents

Elaborations ScOT Terms

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 (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 (3) ACHGK077

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

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 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

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

PDF documents Geography

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: Geography are available as PDF documents. Geography: Sequence of content 7-10 Geography: Sequence of achievement 7-10

PDF documents | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

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

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

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