Geography

Content

Year 7 Geography consists of two units of study: Water in the World and Place and Liveability.

‘Water in the world’ focuses on water as a renewable environmental resource. This unit examines its many uses and the ways it is perceived and valued.

‘Place and liveability’ focuses on the concept of place by investigating liveability. This unit examines factors that influence liveability and how it is perceived, the idea that places provide us with the services and facilities needed to support and enhance our lives.

Topics may include:

• ‘Water in the world’
• How water connects communities and affects place
• Fires, floods, and droughts - welcome to Australia
• ‘Place and liveability’
• Worldwide water solutions
• Perfect places

Assessment

 Tasks may include:

• Unit 1: Water in the world
• Students will watch 'The boy who harnessed the wind' and then research pre-existing solutions or create their own
• Unit 2: Place and liveability
• Students will create a model, drawing, or computer model of an ideal based on a particular family or group of people

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