7–10Geography Elective 7–10 Syllabus (2025)
The new Geography Elective 7–10 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the Geography Elective 7–10 Syllabus (2019).
2026 and 2027 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2028 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
Content
Life Skills
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.
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.
LoadingEngage 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 primary production through oral, visual, written or multimodal texts
Resources provided through primary production
Environments suitable for primary production
Types of primary production in the local area or community
Factors that influence primary production in the local area or community
Ways primary production can be managed to protect the local environment
Employment opportunities in primary production
Ways primary production supports businesses and the community
Primary industry products that Australia sells to other countries
Role of technology in primary production
Natural resources used in primary production
Challenges of using natural resources in primary production
Ways to conserve natural resources
Management of primary production activities to protect the environment
Sustainable practices in a primary production industry
Investigation of ONE activity in relation to primary production operating on a local, regional or global scale.
Location of the selected activity
Timeframes for the selected activity
Purpose of the selected activity
Equipment for the selected activity
Human activities undertaken for aspects of the selected activity
Work opportunities associated with the selected activity
Skills or qualifications needed to undertake the selected activity