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 7 Geography

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

Rationale Geography

In a world of increasing global integration and international mobility, it is critical to the wellbeing and sustainability of the environment and society that young Australians develop a holistic understanding of the world. This requires deep knowledge …

Rationale | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

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) ACHGK078

identifying the trends in gross domestic product (GDP) and GDP per capita over time in the selected country or region and their relationship with trends in measures of wellbeing

Elaboration (1) | ACHGK078 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

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) | ACHGK076 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHGS074

using scatter plots of data for countries or smaller areas to investigate the relationship between two variables (for example, per capita income and life expectancy for countries) and to identify anomalies

Elaboration (1) | ACHGS074 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHGK059

Management and planning of Australia’s urban future

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHGK059 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHGK039

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

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHGK039 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHGK064

The capacity of the world’s environments to sustainably feed the projected future global population

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHGK064 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHGK069

The effects of people’s travel, recreational, cultural or leisure choices on places, and the implications for the future of these places

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHGK069 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (6) ACHGK056

exploring the issues relating to China’s ‘floating population’

Elaboration (6) | ACHGK056 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (7) ACHGK056

examining the environmental problems of China’s megacities (for example, air pollution in Beijing)

Elaboration (7) | ACHGK056 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHGK044

examining the role transport plays in people’s ability to access services and participate in activities in the local area

Elaboration (1) | ACHGK044 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHGK059

examining the forecasts for the size of Australia’s major cities and regional urban centres, and discussing the implications for their environmental sustainability and liveability

Elaboration | ACHGK059 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHGK059

investigating ways of managing the projected growth of Australia’s cities and regional urban centres

Elaboration (1) | ACHGK059 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHGK071

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

Elaboration (1) | ACHGK071 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHGK074

discussing the influence of people’s world views on programs for the management of the environmental change being investigated

Elaboration | ACHGK074 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHGK079

examining how a person’s wellbeing is influenced by where they live, with reference to at least two different regions in a country of the Asia region

Elaboration (1) | ACHGK079 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHGK080

examining how a person’s wellbeing is influenced by where they live, with reference to at least two different places in Australia

Elaboration (1) | ACHGK080 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum