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Elaboration (2) ACHGK043

comparing student access to and use of places and spaces in their local area and evaluating how this affects perceptions of liveability

Elaboration (2) ACHGK044

comparing transportation and accessibility in Australian cities with cities in countries of the Asia region or Europe

Elaboration (2) ACHGK045

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

Elaboration (2) ACHGS051

interpreting various types of maps (for example, weather, isopleth, topographic, political, thematic, diagrammatic)

Elaboration (2) ACHGK047

discussing the impact of housing density on the liveability of places

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 (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 (2) ACHGS048

applying ethical research methods, including the use of protocols for consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

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 (2) ACHGS047

using a range of methods, including digital technologies, to plan and conduct an information search about the quantity and variability of water in Australia and another country from another continent

Elaboration (2) ACHGK041

examining bays, rivers, waterfalls or lakes in Australia and in countries of the Asia region that have been listed as either World Heritage sites or national parks for their aesthetic and cultural value

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 (1) ACHGK045

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

Elaboration (1) ACHGS048

collecting geographical information from secondary sources (for example, thematic maps, weather maps, climate graphs, compound column graphs and population pyramids, reports, census data and the media)

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 (1) ACHGK047

developing a specific proposal to improve an aspect of the liveability of their place, taking into account the needs of diverse groups in the community, including young people (for example, through fieldwork in the local recreation area) or traditional …

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