Content

The content of the Elective course comprises:

The content described in Geographical Tools, Geographical Skills, and Values and Attitudes is to be integrated with the content in the Focus Areas.

Values and Attitudes

Values and attitudes permeate people’s interactions with each other and the environment. In the key learning area of Human Society and Its Environment, they are inherent in the subject matter that is investigated and the skills that are developed. They result from learning experiences and reflection.

Students need to develop:

Through the study of Geography, students will develop interest in, and informed and responsible attitudes towards, people, cultures, societies and environments, at local, national, regional and global scales.

In learning values and attitudes, a student will work towards the following Stage 4 outcomes:

E 4.4	demonstrates a sense of place about environments outside Australia
E 4.5	describes the geographical processes that form and transform environments
E 4.6	describes the physical, cultural and economic diversity of the Asia-Pacific region
E 4.7	identifies the causes and consequences of political tensions and conflicts at local, national and global scales
E 4.8	identifies and describes the interrelationships between communities, work and settlement
E 4.9	identifies and describes spatial patterns of economic and social wellbeing at a global scale.

In learning values and attitudes, a student will work towards the following Stage 5 outcomes:

E 5.4	demonstrates a sense of place about environments
E 5.5	analyses the impacts of physical processes on environments
E 5.6	accounts for the physical, cultural and economic diversity of the Asia-Pacific region
E 5.7	explains the roles and responsibilities of individuals, groups and governments in resolving political tensions and conflicts
E 5.8	analyses the interrelationships between communities, work and settlement
E 5.9	explains the spatial patterns of economic and social wellbeing at a global scale.

Values and Attitudes Through the study of Geography, students will develop interest in, and informed responsible attitudes with a commitment to: ecological sustainability	Stages 4–5 Content Note: The content described below should be integrated with the content in the focus areas. Students will develop: appreciation of environments responsibility for the future of environments appreciation of indigenous peoples’ knowledge of the land and their relationship with the land commitment to the use of renewable resources and a concern for the resource needs of future generations commitment to act locally for a better global future.
a just society	concern for the welfare, rights and dignity of all people respect for the rights of all people commitment to redressing disadvantage and changing discriminatory practices, eg racism and sexism appreciation of and respect for human life commitment to act in a fair and responsible manner.
intercultural understanding	appreciation of the cultural heritage of themselves and others including those of indigenous peoples empathy with people of different cultures and societies respect for different viewpoints, ways of living, belief systems and languages commitment to examining geographical ideas and information from a variety of perspectives support for cultural diversity within Australia.
informed and active citizenship	a sense of responsibility to be an informed, contributing member of society commitment to participate actively and responsibly in society as individuals and members of groups appreciation of the importance of the law to people and environments commitment to peaceful ways of resolving conflict within and between communities a resolve to evaluate information, decisions or outcomes commitment to individual freedom and to the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
lifelong learning	lifelong interest in learning about people and environments appreciation of the importance of lifelong learning in a constantly changing world.