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Elaboration (1) ACHGK059

investigating ways of managing the projected growth of Australia’s cities and regional urban centres

Elaboration (2) ACHGK059

exploring the arguments for and against a more balanced distribution of the urban population

Elaboration (2) ACHGS058

using the Global Positioning System (GPS) to make a map of the features of a landform

Elaboration (3) ACHGK056

explaining that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ population mobility reflects attachment to a number of places through family, Country/Place, dispossession, relocation and employment

Elaboration ACHGK048

identifying different types of landscapes (for example, coastal, riverine, arid, mountain and karst) and describing examples from around the world, including Antarctica

Elaboration (1) ACHGK048

identifying some iconic landscapes in Australia and the world, and describing what makes them iconic

Elaboration (2) ACHGK048

describing some of the different types of landforms within a landscape

Elaboration ACHGK053

investigating the natural causes and spatial distribution of a geomorphological hazard (for example, volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami, landslide, avalanche)

Elaboration (2) ACHGK054

examining how urbanisation can positively or negatively affect environmental quality (for example, carbon emissions and water consumption)

Elaboration (1) ACHGK049

analysing the role of geomorphic landforms and landscapes in tourism (for example, the Grand Canyon in the USA or Uluru in Australia)

Elaboration (2) ACHGK056

investigating the effects of the ‘fly-in fly-out’ phenomenon on resource-development places

Elaboration ACHGK059

examining the forecasts for the size of Australia’s major cities and regional urban centres, and discussing the implications for their environmental sustainability and liveability

presenting a report, supported by spatial technologies, to communicate a reasoned argument (for example, to advocate for actions to ensure that landscapes and seascapes can be managed sustainably for use by future generations)

Elaboration (2) ACHGK049

exploring the multilayered meanings (material, cultural and spiritual wellbeing) associated with landscapes and landforms by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Elaboration (1) ACHGK050

researching the effects of rock type, weathering, erosion by water and wind, and transportation and deposition on the chosen landform

Elaboration ACHGK051

analysing the effects of erosion and sedimentation produced by human activities, including farming and recreation, on landscape quality

Elaboration (1) ACHGK051

examining the effects of mining and quarrying, and urban development, on landscape quality

Elaboration (2) ACHGK051

describing the effects of river regulation including dams, locks, channel straightening and drains, on riverine and wetland landscape quality

Elaboration (3) ACHGK051

investigating the effects of the built elements of environments (for example, urban development, marinas and sea walls) on coastal landscape quality

Elaboration (1) ACHGK053

discussing the extent to which human alteration of environments has contributed to the occurrence of the geomorphological hazard

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