Geography

GEOGRAPHY

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this subject, students will investigate how people, through their choices and actions, are connected to places throughout the world in a wide variety of ways, and how these connections help to make and change places and their environments. Students will examine the biomes of the world, their alteration and significance as a source of food and fibre, and the environmental challenges of and constraints on expanding food production in the future. These distinctive aspects of biomes, food production and food security are investigated using studies drawn from Australia and across the world. Students will also focus on investigating environmental geography through an in-depth study of a specific environment.

AIMS

Students develop skills in inquiry, critical thinking, problem-solving and reasoning which are transferable to many other subject disciplines. This subject is intended to expose students in Years 9 and 10 to the skills required to study Geography in Year 11 and 12.

ASSESSMENT Assessment in Geography mirrors the assessment techniques of senior Geography and includes combination response examinations, multi-modal presentations, and geographical reports.