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7–10Geography 7–10 Syllabus

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Life Skills

Life Skills for Stage 4/5

Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.

Water in the world

Content in Thinking and working geographically outlines how geographical concepts, inquiry skills and tools are to be integrated with the content in this focus area.

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Thinking and working geographically
  • Engage with relevant geographical concepts

  • Participate in geographical inquiry for the purpose of observing data, collecting and recording data and information, presenting findings and drawing conclusions

  • Use relevant geographical tools

  • Communicate ideas about water resources through oral, visual, written or multimodal texts

Water resources and their value
  • Purposes of water usage in everyday living

  • Sources of water

  • Location of water sources locally and globally

  • Water cycle processes

  • The value of water in sustaining everyday life

  • Industries based on water environments in Australia and globally

Water scarcity and water management
  • The need for clean water for drinking and bathing

  • Human activities that impact the quality of water

  • Reasons for water scarcity in Australia and/or globally

  • The impacts of rainfall and water preservation actions

  • Methods used to manage water sustainably at school or in the local community

  • Personal management and use of water

  • Methods used by Aboriginal Peoples to manage and care for water Country

Hydrological and atmospheric hazards
  • Types of hydrological and atmospheric hazards

  • Causes of a hydrological or atmospheric hazard

  • Impacts of a hydrological or atmospheric hazard on a community

  • Early warning systems for hydrological or atmospheric hazards

  • Staying safe during hydrological or atmospheric hazards

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