Geography / Year 10 / Geographical Knowledge and Understanding / Unit 1: Environmental change and management

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This is a compilation of three teaching sequences about food security. It includes sections on countries and their levels of food security and insecurity, hunger worldwide, programs working to improve food security, and approaches to food security. It introduces this important global issue and provides source material, ...

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This is an information page that introduces the place of climate and weather in Aboriginal cultures and outlines the effect of the last ice age, from about 20,000 to 14,000 years ago, on Aboriginal populations. It points out that climate and weather form part of a world view of Aboriginal peoples in which all things are ...

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In Bali's farming villages, water has a spiritual significance. The way that the Balinese share this precious resource could well provide a model for sustainable water use. Discover the amazing water network fed by Lake Batur and the role of the subaks (community of farmers).

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Explore points in a debate about the area set aside as National Park land in NSW. As this clip from 2013 reveals, the debate centres around the value of protecting biodiversity versus the demand for resources such as timber. The clip reflects ways in which different environmental world views can impact the way that the ...

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We all know the idyllic paradise called Bali, but have you ever heard of its poorer neighbour, the Indonesian island of Sumba, where the people struggle to grow food to eat? Watch this clip to learn about environmental conditions and agricultural challenges there. Find out also what people in Sumba are doing to prepare ...

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This is a teaching-learning resource containing teaching strategies and a student activity about identifying the valuable benefits, such as carbon sequestration, provided by forests. The resource has five tabs, four of which are relevant. The first tab provides information about policies and initiatives designed to protect ...

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Ellison Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef, is located off the coast of Mission Beach in North Queensland. In 1981, after years of court battles, the entire Great Barrier Reef became a protected World Heritage Site. But, after three decades of protection, the reef is still dying. What action is required to save one of ...

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What is the impact of climate change on Greenland's ice sheets, and what might this mean for global sea levels? Find out what a team of international researchers have discovered. Hear how the research findings have affected an Australian glaciologist's views about the level of predicted rise in sea levels over the next century.

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This resource is a video about the science associated with climate change. It explains the causes, estimates the extent and identifies some of the risks associated with sea level rise. The consequences of inundation of low-lying areas and beach erosion, and the impact on ecosystems and species are discussed. The video describes ...

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An Australian company is hoping to develop a waste-to-energy facility in Western Australia to convert household waste into power. Find out how this technology works, and learn about some of the issues it raises for waste management in the community. Does everyone support this technology, which is relatively new to Australia?