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2.10 The impact of palm oil plantations in Indonesia
2B Skills in context: Climate change and food
2C What factors influence the production of our food?
2.11 Factors that influence food production
2.12 The importance of soil
2.13 Human factors
2.14 Overcoming problems
2.15 High-tech farming
2C Skills in context: Growing rice on the world’s driest inhabited continent
Review Activity: Biomes
3. Food security
3A What is food security?
3.1 Food security
3.2 Levels of food security in different places
3.3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and food security
3A Skills in context: Underweight children
3B What are the main challenges to food security?
3.4 Challenges to food security
3.5 The challenge of population growth
3.6 The challenge of land degradation
3.7 The challenge of water scarcity
3.8 The challenge of climate change
3.9 The challenge of land competition
3B Skills in context: Poverty and food security
3C How can we improve food security?
3.10 Improving food security
3.11 Increasing food production in Australia
3.12 Improving food distribution
3.13 Sustainable agriculture
3C Skills in context: Zero hunger
Review Activity: Food Security
GEOGRAPHIES OF INTERCONNECTION
4. An interconnected world
4A How are people and places interconnected?
4.1 Connections to place
4.2 How we are connected: an overview
4A Skills in context: Opposing perspectives
4B How does technology connect people and places?
4.3 Supply chains and networks
4.4 Living in a digital world
4.5 Digital access around the world
4.6 How Australia stays connected
4.7 Digital access on the Korean Peninsula
4.8 The global connections inside your mobile phone
4B Skills in context: How the internet connects you to the world
4C How does tourism connect people and places?
4.9 Connections through tourism
4.10 Positive impacts of tourism
4.11 The social and cultural impacts of tourism
4.12 The environmental impacts of tourism
4.13 The impacts of tourism on Country and Place
4.14 Managing visitor impact in national parks
4C Skills in context: Tourism at Gallipoli
Review Activity: An interconnected world
5. Global trade connections
5A How does trade connect people and places?
Part 2 History SKILLS
6. The history toolkit
6.1
6.2
Historical concepts and skills
Historical questions
6.3 Chronology
6.4 Using historical sources
6.5 Continuity and change
6.6
Causes and effects
6.7 Historical significance
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5.1 Global trade connections
5.2 Global brands
5.3 The spread of fashion
5.4 Global trade in services
5A Skills in context: The global coffee trade
5B How does global trade affect people?
5.5 Benefits of global trade for people
5.6 Benefits of global trade for people in Australia
5.7 Benefits of global trade for people in the AsiaPacific region
5.8 Drawbacks of globabl trade for people
5.9 Drawbacks of global trade for people in Asia
5.10 Globalisation and Indigenous peoples
5B Skills in context: The geography of you
Review Activity: Global trade connections
Communicating and reflecting
AUSTRALIAN HISTORY (1750-1914)
7. Australian history (1750-1914)
7A Why were British colonies established in Australia and who was affected?
7.1
7.2
7.3
Australia (1750-1914): a timeline
British imperial expansion
Aboriginal peoples before colonisation
7.4 The first Europeans arrive to claim Australia
7.5 Early colonisation and Aboriginal peoples
7.6 The colonies of Australia
7.7 Effects of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
7A Skills in context: Frontier violence
7B How did key events and ideas influence the development of Australia?
7.8 Development of the colonies during the 19th century
7.9 The Australian gold rushes
7.10 The experiences of Chinese people in Australia before 1900
7.11
The experiences of other non-European people in Australia before 1900
7.12 An emerging Australian identity
7.13 The development of Australian culture
7.14
The idea of a united Australia
7B Skills in context: The White Australia debate
7C What was life in Australia like at the start of the twentieth century?
7.15 Reasons for federation
7.16 The road to federation
7.17 Significant individuals: Shaping the nation
7.18 Australia becomes a nation
7.19
7.20
Living and working conditions in Australia around 1900
Legislation that shaped a nation
7C Skills in context: Arguments for and against federation
Review Activity: Australia (1759-1914)
8. World War I
8A What were the causes of World War I?
8.1 World War I: a timeline
8.2 Key events of World War I
8.3 Causes of World War I
8.4 The outbreak of World War I
8.5 Australia’s entry into World War I
8A Skills in context: What were the causes of World War I?
8B How and where was World War I fought?
8.6 Where World War I was fought
8.7 The nature of warefare in World War I
8.8 The Western Front
8.9 Trench warfare
8.10 The Gallipoli campaign
8.11 The end of the war
8B Skills in context: Life in the trenches
8C What impact did World War I have on Australians and on Australia’s international relationships?
8.12 The impact of war on Australian society
8.13 The impact of war on Australian women
8.14 Anti-German sentiment in Australia
8.15 The conscription debate
8.16 The impact of war on Australia’s international relationships
8C Skills in context: Conscription
8D How is World War I remembered and commemorated?
8.17 Anzac Day and the Anzac legend
8.18 Other forms of commemoration
8.19 Repatriation
8D Skills in context: The changing nature of the Anzac legacy
Review Activity: World War I
Part 3 Economics and business SKILLS
9. The economics and business toolkit
9.1 Economics and business concepts
9.2 Economics and business skills
9.3 Questioning and researching
9.4 Analysing
9.5 Evaluating
9.6 Communicating and reflecting
AUSTRALIAN IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
10. Understanding the economy
10A How does the economy work?
10.1 An introduction to the Australian economy
10.2 Different economic systems
10.3 Participants in the Australian economy
10A Skills in context: The end of car manufacturing in Australia
10B What is Australia’s place in the global economy?
10.4 Australia, Asia and the global economy
10.5 The global supply chain
10.6 Impact of global events on the Australian economy
10B Skills in context: How China became Australia’s largest trading partner
Review Activity: Understanding the economy
OPPORTUNITIES, RISKS AND REWARDS
11. The business environment
11A What is a competitive advantage?
11.1 How businesses gain a competitive advantage
11A Skills in context: Starting a new small business
11B How can innovation help in business?
11.2 Innovation in business
11B Skills in context: Innovating for business success
Review Activity: The business environment
12. Managing financial risks and rewards
12A How can I save more and spend less?
12.1 Saving money
12A Skills in context: Am I spending too much money?
12B What strategies can be used to increase financial reward?
12.2 Investing money
12B Skills in context: Playing the sharemarket
12C How can individuals safeguard against financial risk?
12.3 Minimising financial risk - avoiding scams
12.4 Minimising financial risk - using your bank account wisely
12C Skills in context: Buying a car
Review Activity: Managing financial risks and rewards
Part 4 Civics and citizenship
SKILLS
13. The civics and citizenship toolkit
13.1 Civics and citizenship concepts
13.2 Civics and citizenship skills
13.3 Questioning and researching
13.4 Analysing
13.5 Evaluating
13.6 Communicating and reflecting
SHAPING VOTER DECISIONS
14. Democracy, voting and civic life in Australia
14A What factors influence Australia’s political system?
14.1 Living in a democracy
14.2 Australia’s political system
14.3 Australia’s political parties
14.4 Minor political parties and independents
14A Skills in context: Political cartoons
14B What shapes people’s views and choices?
14.5 Election time
14.6 Counting the votes
14.7 Informed citizens
14.8 The influence of social media
14.9 Diversity and media in Australia
14B Skills in context: The power of social media campaigns
14C How do Australians participate in civic life?
14.10 Civic life in Australia and in a globalised society
14.11 Citizens in communities
14C Skills in context: How do Australians particpate in civic life?
