Stage 4 Focus Areas

The Stage 4 Global Geography section of the Mandatory course comprises four focus areas:

4G4 Global Citizenship

Time allocation - 20% of course time

Principal focus

To understand the characteristics of global citizenship and examine how individuals and groups affect the quality of global environments and the wellbeing of people.

Stage 4 outcomes

In this focus area a student will work towards the following Stage 4 outcomes:

4.1	identifies and gathers geographical information
4.2	organises and interprets geographical information
4.3	uses a range of written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information
4.4	demonstrates a sense of place about environments outside Australia
4.7	describes the interrelationships between people and environments
4.8	describes differences in life opportunities throughout the world in terms of social, cultural, economic and physical environments
4.9	explains how geographical knowledge, understanding and skills contribute to active and informed citizenship.

Content

In working towards Stage 4 outcomes, students will learn about:

Defining citizenship

• a process that facilitates participation in community activities and public affairs

Global citizenship

• what we share:

– global commons — oceans, air, polar lands

– fundamental human rights, including those of indigenous people

• rights and responsibilities of individuals and groups

Global linkages

• people: migration, tourism, employment

• movement of commodities, capital, services, information

• international aid

Spatial variations in life opportunities throughout the world, such as:

• global patterns of poverty and wealth

• access to food, shelter and clean water

• the provision of health care and education

• work and technology

• access to and ownership of natural resources

• human rights, self-determination

• dispossession of land

The actions of individuals and groups to improve the quality of environments and the wellbeing of people

• global: eg government and non government organisations such as the United Nations and Amnesty International

• national: eg Landcare, Clean Up Australia

• local: eg resident action groups, lobby groups, individuals.