Inquiry questions provide a framework for developing students’ knowledge, understanding and skills. The following inquiry questions are examples only and may be used or adapted to suit local contexts.
How can the spatial variation between places and changes in environments be explained?
What management options exist for sustaining human and natural systems into the future?
How do world views influence decisions on how to manage environmental and social change?
Achievement Standard
Knowledge By the end of Year 10, students:
Explain how the interactions of people and environmental processes at different scales change the characteristics of places.
Explain the effects of human activity on environments, and the effect of environments on human activity, over time.
Evaluate the implications of a distribution.
Evaluate the extent of interconnections occurring between people and places and environments.
Analyse changes that result from these interconnections and their consequences.
Evaluate strategies to address a geographical phenomenon or challenge, using environmental, social and economic criteria.
Skills Students:
Develop a range of relevant questions about a geographical phenomenon or challenge.
Collect, represent and compare relevant and reliable geographical data and information by using a range of primary research methods and secondary research materials, using appropriate formats.
Interpret and analyse data and information to make generalisations and predictions, explain significant patterns and trends, and infer relationships.
Draw evidence-based conclusions, based on relevant data and information, about the impact of the geographical phenomenon or challenge.
Develop and evaluate strategies using criteria, recommend a strategy and explain the predicted impacts.
Use geographical knowledge, concepts, terms and digital tools as appropriate to develop descriptions, explanations and responses that synthesise research findings.
Content Descriptions – Skills
Questioning and researching using geographical methods
develop a range of questions for a geographical inquiry related to a phenomenon or challenge
collect, represent and compare data and information from primary research methods, including fieldwork and secondary research materials, using geospatial technologies and digital tools as appropriate
Interpreting and analysing geographical data and information
evaluate geographical data and information to make generalisations and predictions, explain patterns and trends and infer relationships
Concluding and decision-making
evaluate data and information to justify conclusions
develop and evaluate strategies using environmental, economic or social criteria; recommend a strategy and explain the predicted impacts
Communicating
create descriptions, explanations and responses, using geographical knowledge and geographical tools as appropriate, and concepts and terms that incorporate and acknowledge research findings