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Geography 7-10 / Year 7 / Skills / Interpreting and analysing geographical data and information

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Curriculum content descriptions

interpret and analyse geographical data and information to identify similarities and differences, explain patterns and trends and infer relationships (AC9HG7S03)

Elaborations
  • identifying similarities and differences in data and information; for example, using aerial images of contrasting places in Australia, such as inner and outer suburbs or rural and remote places, to identify differences in housing density
  • explaining patterns and trends; for example, using graphs, weather maps and satellite images to examine the temporal and spatial patterns of a selected hydrological hazard
  • inferring relationships in data and information collected; for example, using surveys and interviews to identify community attitudes or perceptions about the extent of services and facilities in Australia’s cities compared with remote communities
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Causality,  Geographical information systems,  Reasoning

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