Year 10 Subject Guide 2020
Structure Semester 1
Semester 2
Environmental change and management
Geographies of human wellbeing
Environmental change and human wellbeing Geography’s contribution The environment: life’s support system Towards a sustainable future World population growth Pollution Land degradation Exploited oceans Habitat loss Our warming planet Human environments Environmental worldviews Human wellbeing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: environmental management Global citizenship Case study of environmental change and management Human management of rivers – The Murray Darling Basin, The Aswan Dam and The Three Gorges Dam. Managing water resources sustainably. In the field • Field investigation of the impact of river management on the Nerang River. Inland Water
Human wellbeing
Development and human wellbeing Measuring and mapping human wellbeing
Changes in spatial wellbeing
Causes of spatial wellbeing: external factors India’s colonial legacy Causes of spatial inequality India’s booming population India’s caste system
Issues in human wellbeing
Human wellbeing: the issues NGOs: making a difference Access to water in India
Access to sanitation, Mumbai, India
Child exploitation in India
India’s squatter settlements and slums
Human wellbeing: India
An emerging economic giant Patterns of human wellbeing Contrasts in human wellbeing Enhancing human wellbeing World Vision: making a difference
Assessment In Year 10 Geography students complete four summative assessments. Summative assessments Semester 1
Criteria Assessed
Criteria Assessed
Semester 2
Stimulus paper
A, C
Essay
B, C, D
Field study report
A, B, C, D
Exam
A, C, D
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