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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) 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) ACHGK075

discussing the extent to which achieving sustainability in one place should take account of the effects on environmental conditions in other places in the context of the environmental change being investigated

Elaboration (1) ACHGK081

discussing the objectives and outcomes of an Australian Government overseas economic and social development program or a non-government overseas aid program in a specific country or region within a country

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) ACHGK046

investigating the extent to which people in their place are socially connected or socially isolated and its effect on liveability

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 …

Elaboration (1) ACHGK053

discussing the extent to which human alteration of environments has contributed to the occurrence of the geomorphological hazard

Elaboration (1) ACHGS062

reflecting on personal values and attitudes and how these influence responses to an issue (for example, the protection of landscapes)

Elaboration (1) ACHGK069

discussing the effects of people's cultural and leisure choices on towns and cities (for example, predicting how changing choices may affect these and other places in the future)

Elaboration (1) ACHGK071

comparing the differences in people’s views about the causes of environmental issues in Australia and across the world

Elaboration (1) ACHGK076

identifying and evaluating different ways of measuring wellbeing (for example, per capita income or the UN Human Development Index), and applying them to investigate spatial variations in human wellbeing and comparing the results from different measu …

Elaboration (1) ACHGK045

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

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) ACHGK043

discussing the concept of liveability and the ways it is measured and comparing objective measures such as transportation infrastructure with subjective measures such as people's perceptions

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 …

Elaboration (1) ACHGK074

proposing geographical management strategies for the environmental change being investigated (for example, establishing reserves and corridors to preserve biodiversity (a spatial strategy), ecosystem-based management (an environmental strategy), urban …

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