AC9HG7K06 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HG7K06 – Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences: Place and liveability

Strand

Knowledge and understanding

Substrand

Place and liveability

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.

Content Descriptor

the location and distribution of services and facilities, and implications for liveability of places

Elaborations

• comparing the distribution and location of a range of services and facilities, such as access to clean water, sanitation, education and health services, between different types of settlements (urban, rural, remote and very remote)
• explaining the role transport and technologies play in people’s ability to access services and participate in activities in their local area
• analysing the distribution of services and facilities in different types of settlements (for example, using aerial images of contrasting places in Australia such as inner and outer suburbs, or rural and remote) to identify implications for people, such as access to services and availability of facilities

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASHASGEOY7

Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 7, students describe how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently by people. They describe the importance of environments to people. They describe the features of a distribution. They explain the interconnections between people and places and environments, and describe how these interconnections change places or environments. Students describe a response or strategy to address a geographical challenge or phenomenon. Students develop questions about a geographical phenomenon or challenge.They collect, organise and represent relevant data and information, using primary research methods and secondary research materials. They identify similarities and differences, and describe patterns in data and information. They draw conclusions about the impact of the geographical phenomenon or challenge on people, places and environments. They develop a strategy for action. Students use geographical knowledge, concepts, terms and relevant findings from sources to create descriptions, explanations and responses.