AC9HG7K04 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

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

Elaborations

• • Elaboration explaining the environmental processes that cause a hazard, such as drought, storms, tropical cyclones or floods
• • Elaboration explaining how the impacts of a hazard on people and the environment are influenced by environmental, social or economic factors
• • Elaboration identifying examples of responses to a hazard from the community and the government at the local scale, and identifying practices that increased effectiveness
• • Elaboration 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