In Topic 2, students explain the geographical process that result in land cover change at a local level and how these processes shape the identity of places, including for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples. They recognise the spatial pattern of this land cover change and the implications for people and places. Students investigate a specific local land or water management challenge by conducting fieldwork, using the geographic inquiry model.
Students understand the interconnections between people and physical systems, and the effects of land cover change on community and the environment at a local level, including for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Students propose action to manage the identified challenge to improve the sustainability of land use in the local area. Through their fieldwork investigation, students apply a geographical perspective to understand the impacts of land cover change for the biophysical environments in their own community and the challenge of sustainable responses.
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Key Questions
What is land cover change?
How is land cover important to us environmentally, socially and culturally?
What processes are involved in local land cover changes?
What are the impacts of local land cover changes?
How can we manage local land cover changes to maximise sustainability?