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Elaboration (2) ACHGS072

planning methods of data collection to answer inquiry questions and evaluating questions for their geographical significance

collecting geographical information from secondary sources (for example, topographic maps, thematic maps, choropleth maps, weather maps, climate graphs, compound column graphs and population pyramids, scatter plots, tables, satellite images and aerial …

Elaboration ACHGS074

developing a table to show the responses to environmental change in a particular environment

Elaboration ACHES033

organising and categorising data and/or information (for example, constructing a table showing the differences between types of businesses)

Elaboration (1) ACHES045

using data to make predictions about future trends (for example, the way businesses operate in the global economy or trends in Australia’s trade with countries of the Asia region)

Elaboration (4) ACHEK051

investigating the ways in which income and wealth are distributed in the economy, using measures such as an income distribution histogram, the Lorenz curve or the Gini coefficient

Elaboration (2) ACHES057

explaining relationships identified in data (for example, the relationship between standards of living, infant mortality and access to health services)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI003

illustrating on a pictorial map, or by making a model, the location of their home in relation to school or other features of the local area

Elaboration ACHASSI021

using visual representations such as a ‘days of the week’ chart, a class timetable or a calendar to sequence events or tasks

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI024

finding a hidden item using a map or plan that shows its location

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI027

explaining to classmates where places are, and the directions to be followed when moving from one place to another, with the use of appropriate terms for direction and location (for example, terms such as ‘beside’, ‘forward’, ‘up’, ‘down’, ‘by’, ‘near’, …

Elaboration ACHASSI040

interpreting distance on maps using terms such as ‘metres’, ‘distant’, ‘close’, ‘local’, ‘many hours in a bus/car/plane’, ‘walking distance’ to decide on the accessibility of different features and places

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI043

using terms in speech and writing to denote the passing of time (for example, ‘in the past’, ‘years ago’, ‘the olden days’, ‘in the future’) and to describe direction and location (for example, north, south, opposite, near, far)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK047

describing the location of continents and oceans relative to Australia, using terms such as north, south, opposite, near, far

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI057

interpreting cartographic information such as titles, map symbols, north point, compass direction, grid references and major lines of latitude

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI061

describing the location and direction from a local place in Australia to a local place in at least two neighbouring countries (for example, New Zealand and Indonesia) using a globe or wall map

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK068

identifying the hot, temperate and polar zones of the world and the difference between climate and weather

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK068

identifying and locating examples of the main climatic types in Australia and the world (for example, equatorial, tropical arid, semi-arid, temperate and Mediterranean)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI078

interpreting the data presented in picture, line, bar or column graphs to idenitify simple trends or distributions (for example, explaining survey results about types of waste produced in the school or how people in the community participate)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI096

deciding which recording methods and tools (for example, graphs, tables, field sketches, questionnaires, scattergrams, audio-recorders, video recorders, cameras, water or air quality testing kits, binoculars, clinometers, calculators) suit the data or …

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