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
Stage 4
- GEE4-ADJ-01
in Stage 4 teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes as appropriate to the needs of students in Years 7 and 8
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.
LoadingSelect ONE transcontinental transect to investigate from the options below:
- Australia from Perth to Sydney
- Australia from Adelaide to Darwin
- Australia along the Tropic of Capricorn
- North America from Los Angeles or San Francisco to New York
- North America from Seattle to Boston
- South America along the equator
- Africa along the equator
- Africa from Cape Town to Cairo
- Asia from Dhaka to Beijing
- The Trans-Siberian Railway
- India from north to south
- China from west to east
- South America from Lima to Rio de Janeiro
- Europe from Calais to Naples
- Antarctica through the South Pole
- Other selected transcontinental transect.
Select and apply relevant geographical concepts
Conduct geographical inquiry by analysing geographical information
Evaluate the effectiveness of a geographical inquiry
Select a range of relevant geographical tools
Create written texts to describe and explain patterns and interactions between people, places and environments along a transcontinental transect
Geographical location and positioning of the selected transect
Biogeographical features and variations in vegetation and fauna along the selected transect
The influence of topography and altitude on climate, vegetation zones and biodiversity along the selected transect
Distribution of water resources along the selected transect
Changes in the human environment along the selected transect, including population, settlement patterns, and cultural and linguistic diversity
Economic activity influenced by resources and the environment along the selected transect
Transport networks and their contribution to the movement of goods and people, enhancing connectivity along the selected transect
Interactions of physical and human characteristics along the selected transect, including how climate and topography influence patterns of settlement and land use
Sustainable land use practices and natural resource management along the selected transect
Cultural Practices that influence human–environment interactions along the selected transect, including those of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples or international Indigenous Peoples
The impact of natural hazards and how people respond to them in places along the selected transect
Significant physical, cultural and religious events that occur along the selected transect
Significant places and events along the selected transect, including those of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples or international Indigenous Peoples
Investigation of a contemporary geographical issue relevant to the selected transect
Environmental change and future sustainability along the selected transect