Geography

Purpose

Geography provides a framework for developing and organising knowledge about the world and the way people relate to their environment. Geography can make a significant contribution to an understanding of many socially significant issues.

The study of geography will enable students to: 

• Develop an understanding and appreciation of how people relate to their natural and built environments and to consider God's purpose and our responsibility in caring for the environments in which we live 

• Build on their geographic knowledge and understanding by investigating physical environments, human activities and the relationship between them on a local, regional and global scale 

• Understand and apply key geographic ideas of location, scale, distribution, region, spatial association, movement, spatial interaction, distance and spatial change over time 

• Develop the geographical skills of observation, data collection, interpretation, analysis and synthesis 

• Make, justify and promote value judgements about specific issues based on the analysis of information gained about the subject and the consideration of Christian perspectives.

Structure and Content

This unit provides the opportunity for students to use their geographical thinking, skills and technological tools to examine some environmental topics that will affect their future lives, and to find out how geography contributes to the understanding and management of these areas. Students participate in a field trip that helps cement students theoretical understanding in a practical way.