AC9HG8K05 Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HG8K05 – Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences: Landscapes and landforms

Strand

Knowledge and understanding

Substrand

Landscapes and landforms

This Content Descriptor from Year 8 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 causes and impacts of a geomorphological hazard on people, places and environments, and the effects of responses

Elaborations

• identifying the causes of a geomorphological hazard such as a volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami, landslide or avalanche
• examining the environmental, economic or social impacts of a hazard at the local scale; for example, where people choose to live; the negative consequences for human wellbeing including loss of industry and unemployment; and lack of infrastructure and resources to prepare and respond to hazards
• reflecting on observations of a location where the environment has been altered by human activities to explain how the change has heightened the impact of a hazard
• reflecting on the principles of prevention, mitigation and preparedness to explain how the harmful effects of a hazard can be reduced by the implementation of a management strategy

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 8 ASHASGEOY8

Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 8, students explain how the interactions of people and environmental processes impact on the characteristics of places. They explain how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently by people. They describe the effects of human activity or hazards on environments. They explain the features of a distribution and identify implications. They explain the interconnections between people and places and environments. They explain how these interconnections change places or environments. Students explain responses or strategies to address a geographical phenomenon or challenge, referring to environmental, economic or social factors. Students develop relevant questions about a geographical phenomenon or challenge. They collect, organise and represent relevant and reliable data and information using primary research methods and secondary research materials. They interpret and analyse data and information to explain patterns and trends and infer relationships. They draw reasoned conclusions about the impact of the geographical phenomenon or challenge. They decide on appropriate strategies for action and explain potential impacts. Students use geographical knowledge, methods, concepts, terms and reference findings from sources to create descriptions, explanations and responses.