Geography / Year 9 / Geographical Inquiry and Skills / Collecting, recording, evaluating and representing

• TLF-IDM025282

This virtual excursion offers twelve video lessons that form a sample investigation of pest species invading Australian riparian zones. Filmed on Bundjalung Country, the excursion traverses mid north coast NSW Upper Clarence River Catchment, connecting each video to companion classroom and field learning tasks. The invasive, ...

• TLF-IDM018490

Is it better for Australia to import or export goods and services? Find out the top countries Australia trades with and the types of things that are typically imported and exported. How is Australia's foreign debt linked to importing goods and services?

• TLF-IDM015259

This is a digital resource containing data on various agricultural practices used on Australian farms, and was collected in a 2011-2012 Australian Bureau of Statistics survey. This resource provides information about farming practices including pasture and crop cultivation, livestock and feral animal management, fertiliser ...

• TLF-IDM019861

Journey through geological time and discover changes on Earth from the Hadean time, more than 4.5 billion years ago, through to today. Find out about plate tectonics, continental movement, atmospheric conditions, life on Earth, extinction events, fossil sites and much more. Contains many features which include allowing ...

• TLF-IDM025135

In this series of tasks, students identify habitats for the endangered mountain pygmy-possum, and use Geographic Information System (GIS) and geographical techniques to identify preferred survey sites and to estimate population numbers. The resource focuses on the biophysical environment of suitable alpine habitats; students ...

• TLF-IDA005224

This video explores how topographic maps can be used to illustrate physical land features, geographic position and elevations. It examines how to interpret contour lines and contour intervals, and how to identify mountains, valleys, plains, vegetation and hydrology. It also examines how to use a key in a topographic map ...

• TLF-IDA005217

This video demonstrates how to draw a photo sketch (also commonly referred to as a line drawing) used to identify key geographical features and summarise these for future reference.

• TLF-IDA005211

This learning sequence focuses on the connections people have to places across a range of scales. Students explore how transport, information and communication technologies and trade link people to many places. They explain the effects of human activities, such as production, recreation and travel, on places and environments ...

• TLF-IDA005200

This video outlines how to construct a cross-section using a topographic map and grid paper. The difference between cross-sections and transects is outlined. The video demonstrates a completed cross-section and an example of a transect to provide an understanding of the key differences and similarities between each graph.

• TLF-IDA003952

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 9 Geography. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...