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Elaboration (4) ACHASSK185

investigating land use management practices that have adversely affected water supply, such as land clearing and some farming practices

Elaboration ACHASSK185

investigating the causes of water scarcity, for example, an absolute shortage of water (physical), inadequate development of water resources (economic or political), or the ways water is used

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK185

investigating whether the use of water in their place is sustainable

using an issue (for example, sustainable water management, education or health) to explore the division of powers between state/territory and federal levels of government, and identifying the way that conflicts between state laws and Commonwealth laws …

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK199

examining how businesses respond to the demands of consumers (for example, preference for healthy, environment-friendly, organic or ethical products and services)

Elaboration (5) ACHASSI157

identifying and distinguishing points of view of different individuals and groups about a public issue (for example, the development of wind turbine farms, a contentious residential development by a large company, the corporate harnessing of water in …

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK185

discussing the advantages and disadvantages of strategies to overcome water scarcity (for example, recycling (‘grey water’), stormwater harvesting and re-use, desalination, inter-regional transfer of water and trade in virtual water, and reducing water …

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI161

examining the trade-offs involved in making choices (for example, choices about spending limited money; how to earn an income such as working as an employee or owning your own business; whether to pay more for an endorsed environmentally friendly pro …

Elaboration (5) ACHASSI162

using knowledge of the past to inform views on probable and preferred (individual or collective) futures, explaining reasoning to justify futures scenarios

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI161

applying social, economic and/or environmental criteria when making decisions about alternative responses to an issue or challenge (for example, applying these criteria to alternative responses to sustainable living in high and low socioeconomic regions …

Elaboration ACHASSI160

designing and proposing actions to respond to challenges (for example, actions related to environmental and economic sustainability such as ensuring a sustainable supply of water) after considering the possible outcomes

Elaboration ACHASSK182

classifying resources into renewable, non-renewable and finite/infinite resources, and investigating examples of each type and how they affect environmental sustainability

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI159

evaluating data from a survey to draw conclusions about a current political, social, environmental or business event or issue

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK183

investigating the environmental, economic and social uses of water and the effects of water as it connects people and places (for example, the effects of water diversion in the Snowy Mountains)

Elaboration ACHASSK190

researching the effects of air and water pollution on the liveability of cities

Elaboration (3) ACHASSK192

examining whether liveability and environmental sustainability can be enhanced at the same time

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK190

investigating the concepts of environmental quality and pollutions by surveying the environmental quality of their local area and its effect on liveability

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK182

describing how water is an available resource when it is groundwater, soil moisture (green water), surface water in dams, rivers and lakes (blue water) and treated or recycled (grey water), and a potential resource when it exists as salt water, ice …

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