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Elaboration ACDSEH127

investigating a range of environmental impacts (for example, the flooding of Lake Pedder in Tasmania, deforestation in Indonesia, the decline of the Aral Sea, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the whaling industry)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH127

explaining the struggle over French nuclear weapon testing in the Pacific 1966–1996 (for example, the sinking of the ship, the Rainbow Warrior, in 1985)

Elaboration ACDSEH128

explaining the responses of governments and organisations to environmental threats (for example, New Zealand’s anti-nuclear policy, the United States’ Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 1980 (CERCLA), Australia’s first …

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH128

evaluating the effectiveness of international protocols and treaties such as Kyoto (1997), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (since 1992) and the Washington Declaration (2007)

Elaboration (1) ACHGK043

discussing the concept of liveability and the ways it is measured and comparing objective measures such as transportation infrastructure with subjective measures such as people's perceptions

Elaboration (3) ACHGK043

discussing that many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples choose to live on their Country/Place or might prefer to if they had the choice

Elaboration (1) ACHGK052

investigating a significant landscape that is threatened by human activities and developing a proposal for the future of the landscape that takes account of the views of the diverse groups, including traditional owners, with an interest in its use or …

Elaboration (2) ACHGK052

identifying the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge to the use and management of landforms and landscapes

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

Elaboration ACHGK070

discussing the concept of sustainability in relation to environmental functions

Elaboration (1) ACHGK074

proposing geographical management strategies for the environmental change being investigated (for example, establishing reserves and corridors to preserve biodiversity (a spatial strategy), ecosystem-based management (an environmental strategy), urban …

Elaboration (2) ACHGK074

comparing strategies in Australia and another country to manage the environmental change being investigated

Elaboration ACHCK066

investigating representations of Australian identity evident in national day events (such as Anzac Day), and in the media and popular culture, to analyse different perspectives on the interpretation of national identity

Elaboration (1) ACHCK066

examining contemporary influences on the shaping of Australian national identity, such as the natural environment, immigration, attitudes to Asia and Reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other Australians

Elaboration ACHCK067

examining personal stories to explore how individuals relate to national identity and how it impacts on their sense of belonging in the Australian community

Elaboration ACHCK080

analysing how media represent different groups in Australian society and assessing the impact those representations have on community cohesiveness

Elaboration (1) ACHCK080

investigating a human rights campaign that uses social media and how members of the public have engaged in the issue

Elaboration ACHCK081

examining stories of how Australian citizens’ perspectives on their role in the global community have been influenced by their experiences of living and working in other countries

Elaboration (2) ACHCK081

debating the concepts of ‘global identity’ and ‘global citizenship’ and their implications for Australian citizens

Elaboration ACHCS085

taking on roles for a discussion to explore various points of view about a contemporary political or social issue

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