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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 (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 (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 (2) ACHGK038

investigating the importance of environmental flows

Elaboration (3) ACHGK040

investigating whether the use of water in their place is sustainable

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) ACHGK045

investigating the concept of environmental quality and surveying the environmental quality of their local area and its effect on liveability

Elaboration (3) ACHGK047

examining whether liveability and environmental sustainability can be enhanced at the same time

Elaboration ACHGK038

explaining how the movement of water through the environment connects places (for example, the melting of snow in spring feeding rivers and dams downstream)

Elaboration (4) ACHGK040

investigating land use management practices that have adversely affected water supply, such as land clearing and some farming practices

Elaboration ACHGS049

constructing tables, graphs, maps and diagrams to represent the data collected about water scarcity and liveability of places

Elaboration ACHGS053

presenting a report, supported by graphic representations, to communicate a reasoned argument (for example, to propose actions to ensure future water security)

Elaboration ACHGK037

classifying resources into renewable, non-renewable and continuous resources, and investigating examples of each type

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)

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