AC9HG7K04 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 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.

the causes and impacts of an atmospheric or hydrological hazard, and responses from communities and governments

Elaborations

• 1 explaining the environmental processes that cause a hazard, such as drought, storms, tropical cyclones or floods
• 2 explaining how the impacts of a hazard on people and the environment are influenced by environmental, social or economic factors
• 3 identifying examples of responses to a hazard from the community and the government at the local scale, and identifying practices that increased effectiveness
• 4 reflecting on the principles of prevention, mitigation and preparedness in responses from the community and the government to explain how the impact of a hazard can be reduced

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