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
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
ACHGK040
The nature of water scarcity and ways of overcoming it, including studies drawn from Australia and West Asia and/or North Africa
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACHGK040 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHGK047
Strategies used to enhance the liveability of places, especially for young people, including examples from Australia and Europe
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACHGK047 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHGK039
interpreting the spatial distribution of rainfall in Australia and comparing it with the distribution of that of other continents
Elaboration (1) | ACHGK039 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACHGK039 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACHGK041
examining and comparing places in Australia and countries of the Asia region that have economies and communities based on irrigation (for example, rice production in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in NSW and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam)
Elaboration | ACHGK041 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
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 (2) | ACHGK041 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACHGK044
comparing accessibility to and availability of a range of services and facilities between different types of settlements (urban, rural and remote) in Australia and other countries (for example, access to clean water, sanitation, education and health …
Elaboration | ACHGK044 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACHGK044
comparing transportation and accessibility in Australian cities with cities in countries of the Asia region or Europe
Elaboration (2) | ACHGK044 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACHGK047
researching methods implemented in Australia and Europe to improve the liveability of a place, and evaluating their applicability to their own locality
Elaboration | ACHGK047 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHGS047
developing questions to investigate patterns of spatial distribution of rainfall in Australia and other places
Elaboration (1) | ACHGS047 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
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) | ACHGS047 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHGS050
developing a map to show the spatial distribution of measures of the liveability of their own place, or a selected hydrological hazard in Australia and another region of the world
Elaboration (1) | ACHGS050 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHGS051
using graphs, weather maps and satellite images to examine the temporal and spatial patterns of a selected hydrological hazard in Australia and another region of the world (for example, countries of the Asia region or of the Pacific region)
Elaboration (1) | ACHGS051 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum