The Year 10 AH&H exam is timetabled for Thursday 31st October Period 1. Topics to be covered include:
Geographical issues
• geographical issues affecting Australian environments including:
– air quality
– coastal management
– land and water management
– spatial inequality
– urban growth and decline
– waste management
At least TWO geographical issues affecting Australian environments, selected from the list above (one study must include fieldwork):
– the geographical processes relevant to the issue
– the perceptions of different groups about the issue
– individual, group and government responses to the issue
– decision-making processes involved in the management of the issue
– management of the issue and implications for sustainability, social justice and equity
- investigate a geographical issue through fieldwork by developing and implementing a research action plan
The place of Australia in the world
• Australia's location in relation to its near neighbours and their territorial boundaries
Australia's regional and global links
• the ways Australia interacts with other nations including:
– aid
– communication
– culture
– defence
– migration
– tourism
– trade
– sport
At least ONE regional and global link chosen from aid, defence, migration or trade:
• the nature of the link
• the roles of the government and of non-government organisations in relation to the link
• treaties and/or agreements relevant to the link
• cultural, economic and geopolitical advantages and disadvantages to Australia
• social justice and equity issues in Australia and other countries