Unit 2 Overview
Unit Description
In Unit 2, students develop an understanding of the challenges of sustainable development for remote, rural and urban places in Australia and a megacity in the developing world. Through fieldwork and a case study, students investigate the geographical processes and interactions over time and space that have resulted in challenges for places in Australia and megacities in developing countries. Students propose action to improve the sustainability and liveability for a place in Australia.
Fieldwork plays a central role in Topic 1 of this unit. Through experiential learning, students develop a range of geographic skills necessary to collect, manipulate and explain the meaning of data. Through this field study, students understand that every place, including their own, is faced with the challenge of planning for a more sustainable and liveable future.
The learning for this unit consists of two separate and interrelated topics. Each is of equal importance in providing students with the required knowledge and skills.
Fieldwork plays a central role in Topic 1 of this unit. Through experiential learning, students develop a range of geographic skills necessary to collect, manipulate and explain the meaning of data. Through this field study, students understand that every place, including their own, is faced with the challenge of planning for a more sustainable and liveable future.
The learning for this unit consists of two separate and interrelated topics. Each is of equal importance in providing students with the required knowledge and skills.
Unit Requirements
Students should complete a minimum of five hours of fieldwork in this unit for Topic 1: Challenges facing a place in Australia. The time allocated for fieldwork forms part of the 35 hours recommended for teaching and learning.
At least one case study, with a focus on one megacity in Africa, Asia or South America, should be conducted for Topic 2: Challenges facing a megacity in a developing country.
At least one case study, with a focus on one megacity in Africa, Asia or South America, should be conducted for Topic 2: Challenges facing a megacity in a developing country.
Unit Objectives
Unit objectives are drawn from the syllabus objectives and are contextualised for the subject matter and requirements of the unit. Each unit objective must be assessed at least once.
Students will:
Students will:
- explain geographical processes by describing the features, elements and interactions between physical and anthropogenic processes that shape the identity of places and that result in remote, rural, and urban places in Australia, and megacities
- comprehend geographic patterns by recognising spatial patterns of remote, rural and urban places in Australia and megacities, identifying relationships and implications for people and places
- analyse geographical data and information by selecting and interpreting settlement data to infer how patterns, trends and relationships represent a geographical challenge for a specific place in Australia and a megacity in the developing world
- apply geographical understanding by extrapolating from their analysis to generalise about the impacts on sustainability and liveability for people living in remote, rural, and urban places in Australia, and a megacity in the developing world
- synthesise information from their analysis to propose justified action/s in response to the identified geographical challenge to improve sustainability and liveability for places
- communicate geographical understanding of sustainability and liveability challenges for places by selecting and using cartographic, graphic, written and mathematical skills and conventions to transform and represent geographical data and information.
Geography 2019 v1.1 General Senior Syllabus p25-26