AC9HG10K01
Year 10
Humanities and Social Sciences
AC9HG10K01 – Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences: Environmental change and management
Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Environmental change and management
This Content Descriptor from Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Content Description
the human-induced changes that challenge the sustainability of places and environments
Elaborations
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1
identifying tensions between the conflicting perspectives of individuals, communities and governments on the use of sustainable practices
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2
explaining the nature of human-induced environmental changes (for example, water and atmospheric pollution; loss of biodiversity; degradation of land and aquatic environments) and the challenge they pose for sustainability
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3
discussing the concept of sustainability in relation to environmental functions and identifying tensions between the conflicting perspectives of communities, businesses and government
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