11–12Geography 11–12 Syllabus
The new Geography 11–12 Syllabus (2022) is to be implemented from 2024.
2024, Term 1
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Geography Stage 6 Syllabus (2009) for Year 12
2024, Term 4
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2025
- First HSC examination for new syllabus
Content
Year 11
The geographical tools content is to be integrated throughout the course.
Maps are to be integrated in Year 11 as appropriate: relief maps, political maps, topographic maps, choropleth maps, flowline maps, cadastral maps, thematic maps, isoline maps, land use maps, précis maps, dot maps, cultural mapping, special-purpose maps and cartograms.
Determine area and grid references, and degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude
Interpret contour lines
Calculate the local relief of an area
Calculate the gradient of a slope as a ratio
Construct and annotate a cross-section from a topographic map
Calculate and interpret the vertical exaggeration of a cross-section
Calculate distance, time and speed of travel between 2 points
Determine aspect, altitude, river flow, features within quadrants, directions, bearings and sight lines between 2 points
Use scale to calculate distance and area
Determine the density of a specific feature on a map
Construct and interpret choropleth maps
Recognise the key features of changing pressure patterns on weather maps
Identify and describe spatial patterns and associations, relationships, networks, linkages and evidence of change, within and between regions or areas, using a range of maps
Fieldwork instruments are to be integrated in Year 11 as appropriate: surveys, interviews, weather instruments, vegetation identification charts, compasses, clinometers, photographic devices, global positioning systems (GPS), GIS, remote sensing, water and soil testing equipment, drones, quadrats.
Formulate geographical questions for investigation
Identify, collect and record geographical data and information
Construct a log of events and activities that records the development of a fieldwork activity
Synthesise and interpret fieldwork data
Evaluate a fieldwork activity
Graphs and statistics are to be integrated in Year 11 as appropriate: data tables, pie/sector graphs, column and bar graphs, compound and composite column and bar graphs, line graphs, radar charts, scatter graphs, climate graphs, ternary graphs and population profiles.
Calculate the rate of increase or decrease between 2 points
Estimate the value of proportional circles of different size
Construct and interpret proportional divided circles
Calculate the value of particular segments of pie/sector graphs of different size
Interpret frequency distributions and diagrams
Interpret and analyse population profiles
Use scatter graphs and ternary graphs to identify correlations within data
Calculate absolute and proportional change
Construct, interpret and analyse tables and graphs
Interpret and analyse statistics to identify patterns, trends and relationships
Spatial technologies are to be integrated in Year 11 as appropriate: virtual maps, satellite images, GPS, GIS, remote sensing data, and augmented and virtual reality.
Use GPS to collect location data
Represent spatial information in a variety of forms
Use data to create maps and map layers
Use spatial technologies to calculate, analyse and compare patterns, distributions and densities
Use spatial information to determine connections, impacts and change over time
Visual representations are to be integrated in Year 11 as appropriate: photographs, vertical and oblique aerial photographs, satellite images, illustrations, transects, flow charts, annotated diagrams, multimedia, field and photo sketches, cartoons, mind maps and web tools.
Estimate the scale of aerial photographs and satellite images
Estimate the time of day a photograph was taken
Calculate areas of land use as a ratio
Construct a précis map from an aerial photograph or satellite image
Use aerial photographs and satellite images to describe the rate and extent of change
Orient a photograph to a map
Construct a transect between 2 points on a map or photograph and describe the changes along it
Identify and describe spatial patterns and associations, interactions and change using a range of visual representations