4G3 Managing Global Environments
Time allocation - 30% of course time
Principal focus
To understand the impacts of global geographical issues on environments and the need for appropriate management.
Stage 4 outcomes
In this focus area a student will work towards the following Stage 4 outcomes:
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4.1
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identifies and gathers geographical information
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4.2
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organises and interprets geographical information
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4.3
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uses a range of written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information
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4.5
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describes the geographical processes that form and transform environments
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4.6
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identifies and discusses geographical issues from a range of perspectives
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4.7
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describes the interrelationships between people and environments
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4.8
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describes differences in life opportunities throughout the world in terms of social, cultural, economic and physical environments
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4.9
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explains how geographical knowledge, understanding and skills contribute to active and informed citizenship.
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Content
In working towards Stage 4 outcomes, students will learn about:
The need to protect and conserve changing global environments
- the competition for space and resources (habitat destruction)
- preserving environments for the future (sustainability)
- maintaining the variety of living organisms (biodiversity)
Brief overview of global geographical issues such as
- management of waste
- urban growth and decline
- deforestation
- access to fresh water
- declining air quality
- threatened habitats
- land degradation
- carbon emissions and the effect on climatic change
- impacts of tourism
- use of ocean resources
- land rights struggles and conflicts over land use
At least TWO studies of global geographical issues, selected from the above list. Each study should investigate:
- the spatial and ecological dimensions of the issue
- the influence of geographical processes on the issue
- the uneven impacts of the issue on environments outside Australia
- conflict within and between communities and different approaches to the management of the issue
- implications for social justice and equity.
