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7–10Geography Elective 7–10 Syllabus (2025)

Implementation from 2028
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Stage 5

Physical geography: Planet Earth

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
  • 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 geographical processes relating to Loading , atmospheric and Loading  Loading 

Geomorphology
  • Geomorphic features of the Earth’s surface

  • Loading  processes associated with Loading  movement, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis

  • Physical and chemical Loading  processes that transform the Earth’s surface

  • The associated roles of water, wind and ice in the processes of weathering, Loading  and Loading  responsible for transforming the Earth’s surface

Climatology
  • The nature of Loading  and how it differs from Loading , including differences in Loading  and Loading 

  • Atmospheric processes that influence weather and climate, including Loading , Loading , wind, temperature variation and rainfall patterns

  • Geographical factors that shape climate patterns, including latitude, altitude, Loading  and distance from the coast

  • Regional and surface influences on local and regional climates, including prevailing winds, ocean currents, land cover and human activity

Biogeography
  • Ecological significance of Loading 

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  • Relationships between plants and animals in a selected ecosystem

Investigative study

Investigation of ONE environment.

  • Nature and spatial distribution of the selected environment

  • Loading  interactions operating in the selected environment

  • Human interactions with the selected environment

  • Interactions with a selected environment that focuses on traditional Loading  of Loading  or other international Indigenous Peoples

  • Significance of Earth’s natural systems for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other international Indigenous Peoples and how they manage and care for the selected environment

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