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Stage 6 - Geography


Course Overview

The Geography course provides students with a holistic view of the world, combining both the natural and social sciences. It focuses on both the spatial dimension (where things are and why) and the ecological dimension (which considers how humans interact with environments).

The study of Geography offers wide-ranging research and analytical skills that are highly valued by employers and easily transferable in today’s competitive work force. It provides a powerful context within which the key competencies necessary for further education, work and everyday life can be developed.

By offering a Christian framework, students have the opportunity to develop a Christian perspective on a range of complex geographical issues such as climate change, sustainable urban growth and ecosystem management, globalisation, ageing populations and global inequalities that will assist them to participate actively in a changing world.

Course Content

Year 11

  • Biophysical Interactions – Biophysical processes and sustainable management.
  • Global Challenges – Population Geography and 2 options from Cultural Integration, Political Geography, Development Geography and Natural Resource Use
  • Senior Geography Project

Year 12

  • Ecosystems at Risk
  • Urban Places
  • People and Economic Activity
Course Requirement

Students must undertake 12 hours of mandatory fieldwork in both the Year 11 and HSC courses. This will incur extra costs.

Assessment
  • Practical fieldwork tasks and reports
  • Interpretation and synthesis of geographic sources
  • Geographic research
  • Skills tests
  • Geographical writing
HSC Examination
  • 3 hour written examination comprising 20 multiple choice responses, short answers and two extended responses.
Prerequisites Knowledge and Skills

Stage 5 Geography and effective communication skills.

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