{"id":505,"date":"2017-05-10T09:05:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T23:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curric.uhs.sa.edu.au\/?page_id=505"},"modified":"2025-07-23T15:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:13:36","slug":"year-10-geotourism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curric.uhs.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/year-10-geotourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 10 Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Level: <\/strong>Year 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Length: <\/strong>One Semester<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended background:<\/strong> Nil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Content:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the age when environmental consequences and social justice are at the forefront of decision making in all fields, Geography prepares students for the world of work they will be entering. The course offers students the opportunity to explore the modern world, and develop a thorough understanding of how human activities influence the natural environment and connected societies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The course offers two depth studies:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Environmental worldviews<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; focuses on the environmental worldviews that influence how people perceive and consequently respond to challenges.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Environmental change and management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u2013 focuses on the environmental functions that have allowed us to live so prosperously in the Holocene, and the unsustainable practices that are now having disastrous impacts on environments and their processes. Students will have the opportunity to examine a case study within a specific environment, and explore the strategies to improve practices moving forward.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geographies of human wellbeing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u2013 focuses on social inequality, allowing students to understand the causes and consequences of the differences in wellbeing in the modern world, through considering global, national and local contexts. In exploring how societies can meet a minimum standard of living for their population, students will grapple with solutions that consider the unique needs of a chosen country.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students will develop a greater understanding of the interconnected nature of the world, and how they can influence positive change as a global citizen.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Assessment:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students\u2019 performance will be determined according to the subject\u2019s Achievement Standards. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes. 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