Geography / Year 8 / Geographical Inquiry and Skills / Interpreting, analysing and concluding

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Interpret geographical data and other information using qualitative and quantitative methods, and digital and spatial technologies as appropriate, to identify and propose explanations for spatial distributions, patterns and trends, and infer relationships  (ACHGS059)

Elaborations
  • analysing spatial distributions to infer relationships and suggest possible causes and effects
  • using digital mapping tools to map the cultural and demographic diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
  • interpreting topographic maps and digital terrain models, cross-sections or block diagrams to investigate landforms and their features
  • analysing trends in internal migration in Australia and China
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • ICT capability Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability
ScOT terms

Data analysis,  Reasoning,  Explanations (Scientific inquiry),  Human settlements,  Geographic location,  Spatial technologies

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