Year 9 QLD » SOSE: Geography

SOSE: Geography

Contents: In this subject you will learn...

Unit 1
Australia's physical environment

Topic 1: The Australian continent

Topic 2: Physical characteristics of Australia

Topic 3: Natural hazards

Unit 2
Geography skills

Topic 1: What is geography?

Topic 2: Maps 1

Topic 3: Maps 2

Topic 4: Tables, graphs and diagrams

Topic 5: Photographs and drawings

Topic 6: Putting it down on paper

Unit 3
Managing the future: Australian environments

Topic 1: Geographical issues and active citizenship

Topic 2: Geographical issues: physical environments

Topic 3: Case study: uranium mining in Kakadu

Topic 4: Case study: Adelaide's drinking water crisis

Topic 5: Geographical issues: human elements

Topic 6: Case study: wastewater recycling in Goulburn

Topic 7: Case study: coastal tourism in Port Hinchinbrook

Unit 4
Asia-Pacific challenges: world environments

Topic 1: The Asia-Pacific region

Topic 2: Natural environments in the Asia-Pacific region

Topic 3: Analysing the interaction between people and natural environments

Topic 4: Finding solutions

Unit 5
The global citizen: ecology and economy

Topic 1: Global Contexts

Topic 2: Globalisation

Topic 3: Economy/Ecology case studies

Topic 4: Global Cooperation

Topic 5: Globalisation and Corporations

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