Level: Year 10
Length: One Semester
Recommended background: Nil
Content:
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.
The course offers two depth studies:
- Environmental worldviews – focuses on the environmental worldviews that influence how people perceive and consequently respond to challenges.
- Environmental change and management – 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.
- Geographies of human wellbeing – 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.
Students will develop a greater understanding of the interconnected nature of the world, and how they can influence positive change as a global citizen.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Achievement Standards. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes. Students understanding and skills will be assessed in a variety of tasks that may include:
- A stakeholder analysis.
- An excursion field report.
- A comparative investigation of wellbeing across two countries.
- A pitch proposing a foreign aid solution to address an issue.
Leads to: Stage 1 Society and Culture