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

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The application of geographical concepts and methods to the management of the environmental change being investigated (ACHGK074)

Elaborations
  • discussing the influence of people’s world views on programs for the management of the environmental change being investigated
  • proposing geographical management strategies for the environmental change being investigated (for example, establishing reserves and corridors to preserve biodiversity (a spatial strategy), ecosystem-based management (an environmental strategy), urban planning to reduce energy consumption (a spatial strategy), and addressing underlying as well as immediate causes of environmental change (holistic thinking))
  • comparing strategies in Australia and another country to manage the environmental change being investigated
  • exploring the variety of solutions to similar environmental changes in different places
  • discussing how land management agencies are increasingly working with traditional owners to manage environmental change and challenges
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
Cross-curriculum priorities
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Environmental management

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