Geography 7-10 / Year 7 / Knowledge and understanding / Place and liveability

Curriculum content descriptions

the location and distribution of services and facilities, and implications for liveability of places (AC9HG7K06)

Elaborations
  • comparing the distribution and location of a range of services and facilities, such as access to clean water, sanitation, education and health services, between different types of settlements (urban, rural, remote and very remote)
  • explaining the role transport and technologies play in people’s ability to access services and participate in activities in their local area
  • analysing the distribution of services and facilities in different types of settlements (for example, using aerial images of contrasting places in Australia such as inner and outer suburbs, or rural and remote) to identify implications for people, such as access to services and availability of facilities
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Wellbeing,  Sense of place,  Geographic location,  Social services,  Human settlements

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