Year 10 - Humanities: Geography (Year 10 Core Program)

Year 10 - Humanities: Geography (Year 10 Core Program)

Overview

In this Unit students study Environmental Change and Management and the Geographies of Human Wellbeing. Geography is a subject that combines the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to build a broad understanding of the world.

Units / Topics Types of Assessment
Environmental Change and Management Research Report
• The function of environments Case Study
• Human impact on environments Semester Examination
• Different worldviews that impact responses to environmental change
• Strategies to manage environmental change
The Geographies of Human Wellbeing
• Different ways that human wellbeing can be measured
• Reasons for the difference in human wellbeing between places
• Issues that impact human wellbeing
• Ways to improve human wellbeing

Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of this subject will provide a sound foundation for students to proceed to VCE Units 1 & 2 Geography.