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 5
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 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 extreme environments
Nature of environmental extremes and how they differ from extreme environmental events
Global distribution of extreme environments including high-altitude areas, polar regions, deserts, geothermal zones
Characteristics of extreme environments, including temperature extremes, chemical conditions, oxygen availability and difficult terrain
Changing environmental conditions that make environments more extreme
The influence of latitude, insolation and seasonal variation on environmental conditions
Atmospheric factors that contribute to extreme environments, including temperature, precipitation, wind and ultraviolet (UV) radiation
The role of altitude in shaping environmental extremes, including low atmospheric pressure or oxygen availability, thin air and temperature decline with elevation
The role of climate change in intensifying environments and contributing to the emergence or expansion of extreme environments
Geomorphic and geophysical processes that create extreme landforms and environments
The influence of soil type, terrain and surface conditions on the habitability and biological productivity of extreme environments
Chemical characteristics and mineral compositions that influence the survival of flora, fauna and humans in extreme environments
Interactions between physical, chemical and climatic factors that amplify environmental extremes
Investigation of at least ONE extreme environment.
Features and characteristics of the selected extreme environment
Adaptations of flora, fauna and ecosystems to the conditions of the selected extreme environment
Technological innovations and adaptations that facilitate human interactions with the selected extreme environment
Aboriginal Peoples’ or other international Indigenous Peoples’ interactions with the selected extreme environment
Contemporary geographical issues relating to the selected extreme environment