Table of contents
Part 1 Geography SKILLS
1. The geography toolkit
1.1 Geographical concepts
1.2 Geographical skills
1.3 Asking questions
1.4 Collecting information
1.5 Analysing maps
1.6 Representing data
1.7 Identifying patterns and relationships
1.8 Concluding and decision-making
1.9 Communicating and reflecting
LANDFORMS, LANDSCAPES AND HAZARDS
2. Landforms and landscapes
2A What are landscapes and landforms?
2.1 The Earth’s landscapes
2.2 The Earth’s landforms
2.3 Australia’s landscapes
2.4 How we value landscapes and landforms
2.5 Spiritual value in Australia
2.6 Human impacts on landscapes
2A Skills in context: Tourism in Australia
Review activity: Introduction to landforms and landscapes
3. Mountain landscapes
3A How are mountain landscapes formed?
3.1 Tectonic plates
3.2 How mountains are formed
3.3 Mountain of the world
3.4 Mountain resources
3.5 The importance of mountains for Aboriginal peoples
3A Skills in context: The mountains of the Kokoda Track
3B Are mountains landscapes hazardous places?
3.6 Mountain hazards
3.7 Volcanoes
3.8 Indonesia: Home of the volcano
3.9 Landslides
3.10 Landslides in Burma’s jade mines
3B Skills in context: Avalanches
Review activity: Mountain landscapes
4. Coastal landscapes
4A How are coastal landscapes formed and used?
4.1 How coastal landscapes are formed
4.2 Erosional landforms
4.3 Depositional landforms
4.4 Coastal landforms of the world
4.5 The many uses of coastal landscapes
4A Skills in context: Mandurah, Western Australia
4B Are coastal landscapes hazardous places?
4.6 Coastal hazards
4.7 Coastal erosion
4.8 Tsunamis
4.9 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (2004)
4B Skills in context: The Twelve Apostles
Review activity: Coastal landscapes
CHANGING NATIONS
5. Urban life
5A Why do people live in cities?
5.1 The urban explosion
5.2 The advantages of living in cities
5.3 The disadvantages of living in cities
5.4 Australia’s cities
5.5 Why Australians live in cities
5.6 The rise of the megacity
5.7 Urbanisation in Indonesia
5.8 Jakarta: our closeest megacity
5A Skills in context: Patterns of urbanisation
5B How can we plan for and manage Australia’s future?
5.9 Forecasting urban growth in Australia
5.10 Managing urban growth in Australia
5.11 Decentralisation
5.12 Facing environmental challenges
5B Skills in context: Canberrra - a decentralised city
Review activity: Urban life
6. Migration
6A What are the reasons for, and effects of, internal migration in Australia
6.1 Explaining population movements
6.2 Population movement in Australia
6.3 Australia’s mining towns
6A Skills in context: Wealth and migration
6B What are the reasons for, and effects of, international migration in Australia?
6.4 International migration to Australia
6.5 Multicultural Australia
6.6 Migrant communities in Australian cities
6B Skills in context: International migration and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Review activity: Migration
Part 2 History SKILLS
7. The history toolkit
7.1 Historical concepts and skills
7.2 Historical questions
7.3 Chronology
7.4 Using historical sources
7.5 Continuity and change
7.6 Causes and effects 7.7
Communicating and reflecting
INVESTIGATING MEDIEVAL EUROPE
8. Medieval Europe
8A How were societies in medieval Europe organised?
8.1 Medieval Europe: a timeline
8.2 Feudalism in medieval Europe
8.3 Key social groups in medieval society
8.4 The feudal manor
8.5 Daily life in medieval Europe
8.6 Housing for the rich and poor
8.7 The medieval castle
8A Skills in context: The achievements of medieval women
8B What developments influenced life in medieval Europe?
8.8 Cultural developments in medieval Europe
8.9 Developments in crime and punishment
8.10 Developments in military and defence systems
8.11 Developments in towns, cities and commerce
8B Skills in context: Stained glass windows
8C What were some significant events and individuals in medieval Europe?
8.12 A period of great change
8.13 Significant individual: Charlemagne
8.14 The spread of Christianity
8C Skills in context: King Richard III
8D How did the Black Death affect medieval Europe?
8.15 The Black Death
8.16 The spread of the Black Death
8.17 Medicine at the time of the Black Death
8.18 Religion at the time of the Black Death
8.19 The end of the world
8.20 Short-term effects of the Black Death
8.21 Long-term effects of the Black Death
8D Skills in context: Morals, ethics and the spread of disease
Review activity: Medieval Europe
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
(1750-1914)
9. The Industrial Revolution
9A What developments and innovations led to the Industrial Revolution?
The Industrial Revolution: a timeline
The Industrial Revolution in Britain
9.3 Beginnings in Britain
9.4 Developments in agriculture
9.5 Developments in cotton, wool and iron production
9.6 Developments in transport
9.7 Significant individual: Islamabard Kingdom Brunel
9.8 Expansion of factories and mass production
9.9 The spread of the Industrial Revolution
9.10 Later developments in technology and science
9A Skills in context: Medical advances of the Industrial Revolution
9B How did the Industrial Revolution affects the lives of men, women and children?
9.11 Working conditions
9.12 Living conditions
9B Skills in context: Working conditions for children during the Industrial Revolution
9C What were the short- and long-term effects of the Industrial Revolution?
9.13 Short-term impacts of the Industrial Revolution
9.14 The emergence of socialism and trade unions
9.15 Long-term impacts of the Industrial Revolution
9C Skills in context: Population growth in Britain during the Industrial Revolution
Review activity: The Industrial Revolution
Part 3 Economics and business SKILLS
10. The economics and business toolkit
10.1 Economics and business concepts
10.2 Economics and business skills
10.3 Questioning and researching
10.4 Analysing
10.5 Evaluating
11.4
Supply and demand
11A Skills in context: Choosing chocolate
11B How is government involved in the market?
11.5 Government in the market
11B Skills in context: The federal budget Review activity: The Australian marketplace
WORK AND FINANCIAL DECISIONMAKING
12. The world of work
12A Why and how do we work?
12.1 We we work 12.2 Types of work
12.3 The changing work environment
12.4 Earning an income
draft
10.6 Communicating and reflecting
11. The Australian marketplace
11A How do markets influence the production of goods and services?
11.1 Markets
11.2 Interdependence in the marketplace
11.3 Allocation of resources
12A Skills in context: Career goals Review activity: The world of work
13. Finance and consumers
13A What are financial goals and how are they achieved?
13.1 Major consumer and financial decisions
13.2 Setting and achieving your financial goals
13A Skills in context: Creating a budget
13B What are the rights and responsibilities of consumers and businesses?
13.3 Consumer rights
13.4 Consumer responsibilities
13.5 Responsible businesses
13B Skills in context: You are what you eat Review activity: Finance and consumers
Part 4 Civics and citizenship
SKILLS
14. The civics and citizenship
toolkit
14.1 Civics and citizenship concepts
14.2 Civics and citizenship skills
14.3 Questioning and researching
14.4 Analysing
14.5 Evaluating
14.6 Communicating and reflecting
15. Democracy in action
15A How does Australia’s democracy work?
15.1 Australia’s democracy
15.2 Freedom of speech
15.3 Freedom of association
15.4 Freedom of assembly
15.5 Freedom of religion
15.6 Freedom of movement
15.7 Australia’s political system
15.8 Australia’s parliaments
15.9 Australia’s voting system
15A Skills in context: Compulsory voting in Australia
15B How do citizens partipate in Australia’s democracy?
15.10 Active participation
15B Skills in context: Petitions
Review activity: Democracy in action
16. Law in action
16A How are laws made and applied in Australia?
16.1 What are laws?
16.2 Statue law
16.3 Common law
16.4 Criminal law
16.5 Civil law
16.6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ customary law
