Identify curriculum Content descriptions to be taught General capabilities and crosscurriculum priorities Geographical Knowledge and Understanding Geographical Inquiry and Skills The perceptions people have of , and how this influences their connections to different places The way transportation and information and communication technologies are used to connect people to services, information and people in other places The ways that places and people are interconnected with other places through trade in goods and services, at all scales The effects of the production and consumption of goods on places and environments throughout the world and including a country from North-East Asia The ways that places and people are interconnected with other places through trade in goods and services, at all scales The effects of people’s travel, recreational, cultural or leisure choices on places, and the implications for the future of these places Observing, questioning and planning Develop geographically significant questions and plan an inquiry that identifies and applies appropriate geographical methodologies and concepts Collecting, recording, evaluating and representing Collect, select, record and organise relevant geographical and information, using , from a range of appropriate primary and Evaluate sources for their reliability, bias and usefulness, and represent multi-variable in a range of appropriate forms, for example, scatter plots, tables, field sketches and annotated diagrams, with and without the use of digital and Represent the of geographical phenomena by constructing special purpose maps that conform to cartographic conventions, using as appropriate Interpreting, analysing and concluding Evaluate multi-variable and other geographical information using qualitative and , and digital and as appropriate, to make generalisations and inferences, propose explanations for patterns, , relationships and , and predict outcomes The application of the General capabilities and cross-curriculum priroities in this unit may include: Literacy Use geographical terminology to develop explanations about spatial distributions in maps. Numeracy Display data in a table to compare global transport routes of selected countries. ICT capability Use spatial technology to create a special purpose map of urban settlement patterns. Critical and creative thinking Propose actions in response to managing spatial change. Personal and social capability Debate alternative responses about the changing interconnections between places. Ethical understanding Explore the different perceptions of places in the local area portrayed in the media. Intercultural understanding Investigate how cultural influences the patterns of consumption on a global scale.
Apply geographical concepts to synthesise information from various sources and draw conclusions based on the analysis of and information, taking into account alternative points of view Identify how geographical information systems (GIS) might be used to analyse geographical and make predictions Communicating Present findings, arguments and explanations in a range of appropriate communication forms, selected for their effectiveness and to suit audience and purpose; using relevant geographical terminology, and as appropriate Reflecting and responding Reflect on and evaluate the findings of the inquiry to propose individual and collective action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge, taking account of environmental, economic and social considerations; and explain the predicted outcomes and consequences of their proposal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Explore the connections of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people to places in the local area Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Identify the patterns in international trade between Australia and North-East Asia. Sustainability Assess the sustainability of future use of places of popular recreational use in Australia. Geographical understandings The unit provides opportunities for students to develop geographical understandings that are particularly focused on the following concepts. ☒ Place ☒ Space ☒ Environment ☒ Scale ☒ Interconnection ☒ Sustainability ☒ Change Explanations of the geographical concepts with examples are provided in the QSA year level plans at: > Curriculum > Planning templates and exemplars > Year level plans and in the Appendix.