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Humanities and Social Sciences, Geography, Year 8

By the end of Year 8, students explain how the interactions of people and environmental processes impact on the characteristics of places. They explain how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently by people. They describe the effects of human activity or hazards on environments. They explain the features of a distribution and identify implications. They explain the interconnections between people and places and environments. They explain how these interconnections change places or environments. Students explain responses or strategies to address a geographical phenomenon or challenge, referring to environmental, economic or social factors.

Students develop relevant questions about a geographical phenomenon or challenge. They collect, organise and represent relevant and reliable data and information using primary research methods and secondary research materials. They interpret and analyse data and information to explain patterns and trends and infer relationships. They draw reasoned conclusions about the impact of the geographical phenomenon or challenge. They decide on appropriate strategies for action and explain potential impacts. Students use geographical knowledge, methods, concepts, terms and reference findings from sources to create descriptions, explanations and responses.

Knowledge and understanding | Changing nations

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causes of urbanisation and its impacts on places and environments, drawing on a study from a country such as the United States of America, and its implications

Knowledge and understanding | Changing nations

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differences in the distribution of urban settlements and urban concentration in Australia compared with another country such as the United States of America, and their implications

Knowledge and understanding | Changing nations

AC9HG8K08

reasons for, and effects of, internal migration and international migration in Australia, China or other countries

Knowledge and understanding | Changing nations

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strategies to manage the sustainability of Australia’s changing urban places

Skills | Interpreting and analysing geographical data and information

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interpret and analyse geographical data and information to identify similarities and differences, explain patterns and trends and infer relationships

Skills | Concluding and decision-making

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draw conclusions based on the analysis of the data and information

Skills | Concluding and decision-making

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identify a strategy for action in relation to environmental, economic, social or other factors, and explain potential impacts

Skills | Communicating

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create descriptions, explanations and responses, using geographical knowledge and methods, concepts, terms and reference sources

Annotations

 

1. Interprets and analyses data and information from secondary research materials, and uses relevant concepts and terms such as “developed” and “livable”, to explain a trend of internal migration within China, and the factors pulling people to migrate.

 

2. Interprets and analyses data and information from secondary research materials to explain their conclusions on the impact of human migration on the environment.

 

3. Uses relevant concepts and terms such as “environment” and “polluted” to explain their conclusions on the impact of changed landcover and reduced water on human health.

 

4. Interprets and analyses data and information from secondary research materials, and uses relevant concepts and terms such as “economic”, “industrial growth”, “megacity” and “developed”, to explain the interconnection between increased urbanisation and population growth in Shenzhen.

5. Interprets and analyses data and information from secondary research materials, and uses relevant concepts and terms such as “exports” and “business”, to explain their conclusions on the factors that draw wealthy investors to a large city, and investors’ perceptions of the city.

 

6. Uses relevant concepts and terms such as “tourists” and “study” to explain their conclusions on factors that increase the number of people in a city for temporary stays, and visitors’ perceptions of the city.

 

7. Interprets and analyses data and information from secondary research materials, and uses relevant concepts and terms such as “rural” and “slums”, to explain their conclusions on the factors that draw poor rural people to urban areas, and the interconnection between their income and the nature of their urban housing.

 

8. Interprets and analyses data and information from secondary research materials to explain poor farmers’ perceptions of the city.

9. Interprets and analyses data and information from secondary research materials, and uses relevant concepts and terms such as “rapid growth” and “environmental regulations”, to explain their conclusions on the interconnections between urbanisation, air pollution and chronic health issues.

 

10. Interprets and analyses data and information from secondary research materials, and uses relevant concepts and terms such as “slums”, “wealth inequality” and “poverty”, to explain their conclusions on the interconnections between rapid urbanisation, poverty and slum housing.

 

11. Uses relevant concepts and terms such as “environmental regulations” and “incentive”, and refers to environmental and economic factors in describing strategies to address a geographical challenge.

 

12. Uses relevant concepts and terms such as “expensive” and “incentivise”, and refers to environmental and economic factors, in explaining the possible impacts of their chosen strategies.