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ACHGK061

Human alteration of biomes to produce food, industrial materials and fibres, and the use of systems thinking to analyse the environmental effects of these alterations

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ACHGK063

Challenges to food production, including land and water degradation, shortage of fresh water, competing land uses, and climate change, for Australia and other areas of the world

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using graphic organisers to sort and record information (for example, flowcharts, consequence wheels, futures timelines, Venn diagrams, Y-charts, network diagrams) or to show simple relationships (for example, a food web in mangrove or Antarctic wate …

Elaboration ACHASSK090

identifying some of the resources produced by the environment and where they come from (for example, water, food and raw materials such as fibres, timber and metals that make the things they use)

Elaboration ACHASSI123

determining the most appropriate methods to find information (for example, personal observation, internet searches, primary and secondary sources) including using excursions and field trips (for example, a study trip to a wetlands, a visit to a war memorial, …

Elaboration ACHGK061

identifying the biomes in Australia and overseas that produce some of the foods and plant material people consume

Elaboration ACHGK063

exploring environmental challenges to food production from land degradation (soil erosion, salinity, desertification), industrial pollution, water scarcity and climate change

Elaboration ACHGK064

examining the effects of anticipated future population growth on global food production and security, and its implications for agriculture and agricultural innovation

Elaboration ACHGS063

developing questions of geographical significance about an area of focus in the geographical knowledge and understanding strand (for example, questions about the importance of food security or types of interconnections)

Elaboration ACHGS064

gathering relevant data from a range of primary sources (for example, from observation and annotated field sketches, conducting surveys and interviews and experiments, or taking photographs) about challenges to food production or the effects of people’s …

Elaboration ACHGS066

creating a map to show the relationship between biomes and world food production, using a spatial technologies application

Elaboration ACHGS067

constructing a graph to show the relationship between growth in world population and world food production

Elaboration ACHGS071

explaining how the application of geographical concepts and methods has contributed to deep understanding of the causes of and solutions to issues related to biomes, food production and security, interconnections or spatial change

Elaboration ACHGK078

investigating development issues (for example, access to clean water, sanitation, health services and adequate food and shelter) and their potential impact on human wellbeing

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI040

interpreting flowcharts and geographic and concept maps to explore system connections (for example, places members of their class are connected to, where some food comes from, how Aboriginal songlines connect places)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK088

exploring how vegetation has an important role in sustaining the environment by producing oxygen, protecting food-producing land from erosion, retaining rainfall, providing habitat for animals, sheltering crops and livestock, providing shade for people, …

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI100

analysing visual and written sources to infer relationships (for example, examining photographs to see how people responded to droughts in enterprising ways; interpreting maps of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trade routes to propose how ideas, …

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