Year 8 Geography

Term 1

Geography skills - 1 week

Geographic skills provide the necessary tools and techniques for us to think geographically. They are central to geography’s distinctive approach to understanding Earth’s physical and human patterns and processes.

• Asking geographic questions

• The key components required to read and make a map

• Location and direction with bearings and coordinates

Topic 1. Changing nations

Changing nations investigates the changing human geography of countries, as revealed by shifts in population distribution. The spatial distribution of population is a sensitive indicator of economic and social change, and has significant environmental, economic and social effects, both negative and positive.

Urbanisation - 5 weeks

• Causes and consequences of urbanisation

• The redistribution of population resulting from internal migration (China)

• The reasons for the high level of urban concentration in Australia, one of the distinctive features of Australia’s human geography

• How urbanisation is changing the economies and societies of LEDC's

Migration - 3 weeks

• Reasons for, and effects of, internal migration within Australia 

• Reasons for, and effects of, international migration to Australia 

Term 2

Topic 2. Landforms and Landscapes

Landforms and landscapes focuses on investigating geomorphology through a study of landscapes and their landforms. Landforms and landscapes’ develops students’ understanding of the concept of environment and enables them to explore the significance of landscapes to people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Landforms - 2 weeks

• The geomorphic processes that shape individual landforms

• The values and meanings placed on landforms and landscapes by diverse cultures

Landform management  - 3 weeks

• Human causes and effects of landform degradation

• Human impacts on the natural environment

• Strategies to protect significant landscapes

• Conserving and enhancing biodiversity

The Humanities Expo - 2 weeks