GEOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHY Learning Leader: Ms Judi Schmidt

YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY

STAGE 1 GEOGRAPHY

STAGE 2 GEOGRAPHY

NOT STUDIED YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY Negotiated

Year 10 Geography

Length of Course: 1 or 2 semesters

Year 10 Geography aims to build upon student understanding of human and natural environments while looking at the problems that develop within these relationships. Students will investigate the cycles and systems in real world examples to understand the complex nature of physical and human interaction. Students will also undertake studies to understand the pressure of resources and appreciate the need for environmental management in the built and natural world.

Aims: • To consolidate the key concepts of geography including scale, place, sustainability and interconnection with our environment. • To develop field, practical and written skills for vocational and academic pursuits in the environmental and social sciences. • To develop a responsibility and stewardship for the human and natural world in which they live. Content: The Year 10 Geography course looks towards the wider problems of our global existence. The students may explore a number of options as they become emerging global citizens.

Topics: • Environmental change and management • Land environments under threat • Sustainability • Coastal environments and the trashing of our oceans • Cultural differences and their impacts, globally and locally • Inland waters – Wetlands, Rivers and groundwater • Ecosystems and Biodiversity • Globalisation • Human wellbeing and change • The effect of conflict on communities and regions

GEOGRAPHY SUBJECTS - YEAR 10 TO YEAR 12

Stage 1 Geography Stage 2 Geography

Length of Course: 1 or 2 semesters (10 or 20 Credits)

Prerequisites: Nil, but Year 10 Geography is a valuable preparatory subject.

Aim: To increase students’ awareness of local and global environmental sustainability.

Content: Students are encouraged to “think globally and act locally” in making decisions about everyday life. The acquisition of map, photograph and graphical interpretation skills are part of the course. This course is primarily concerned with natural and human environments and their diverse physical and cultural patterns.

Topics: • Natural Hazards • Biological and Human Induced Hazards • Urban Places and Liveability • Megacities • Mapping Skills • Field Work

Assessment: A range of summative assessment tasks measuring geographical skills and applications and fieldwork methods are carried out. Length of Course: 2 semesters (20 credits)

Prerequisites: Nil, but preferred satisfactory completion of Stage 1 Geography.

Aim: Geography provides opportunities for students to recognise, appreciate and understand different beliefs about the environment. This enhances students’ perceptions of the environment and assists in the clarification of their own attitudes and values.

Content: Geography will provide opportunities for a study of the environment, the habitat and source of essential resources for human beings. It investigates the interactions that occur between people and the environment using local, national and global examples. Problem-solving skills are developed as responsible attitudes towards the human use of the environment and the well-being of communities are studied.

Topics: • Ecosystems and People • Climate Change • Population Change • Globalisation • Transforming Global Inequality

Assessment: School Assessment (70%) • Individual Fieldwork Report (30%) • Four Geographical Skills and Application Tasks (40%) External Assessment (30%) • Examination – 2 hours (30%)