Senior course readiness criteria and pre-requisite
B in year 10 English AND B in year 10 Humanities OR B in Year 10 Science
What is the course about?
Geography focuses on the significance of ‘place’ and ‘space’ in understanding our world. Students engage in a range of learning experiences that develop their geographical skills and thinking through the exploration of geographical challenges and their effects on people, places and the environment.
What will students learn?
In studying Geography, students will learn about:
- responding to risk and vulnerability in hazard zones
- planning sustainable places
- responding to land cover transformations
- managing population change.
What skills will I learn through Biology?
explain geographical processes
comprehend geographic patterns
analyse geographical data and information
apply geographical understanding
synthesise information from the analysis to propose action
communicate geographical understanding
Course Content
Year 10
Sem 2
| Introduction to Geography – Climate change and natural disasters
| Investigation – data report Examination – combination response
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Year 11
| Unit 1Responding to risk and vulnerability in hazard zones - Natural disasters and spatial technology
| Unit 2 Planning sustainable places - Urban & Rural zones
- Megacities
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Year 12
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Unit 2 Planning sustainable places
- Urban & Rural zones
- Megacities
| Unit 4Managing population change - Responding to demands of increasing populations.
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How will students be assessed?
Students will complete the following assessments:
- examination — essay in response to historical sources (25%)
- investigation — independent source investigation (25%)
- investigation — historical essay based on research (25%)
- examination — short responses to historical sources (25%)
Subject Summary
General
| Internal assessment (75%) External assessment (25%)
| Up to 4
| Yes
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*QCAA: Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority – www.qcaa.qld.edu.au