AC9HG8K07 Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HG8K07 – Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences: Changing nations

Strand

Knowledge and understanding

Substrand

Changing nations

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

differences in the distribution of urban settlements and urban concentration in Australia compared with another country such as the United States of America, and their implications

Elaborations

• representing the location of urban settlements in Australia and the United States of America, identifying similarities and differences in the distribution
• examining the causes of urban concentration in Australia; for example, the history of European settlement, migration, the export orientation of the economy, the centralisation of state governments, environmental constraints and the shape of transportation networks
• examining the effects of urban concentration in a country other than Australia; for example, the decline in biodiversity and increase in waste, the increase in carbon emissions leading to a large carbon footprint, or the decline in access to adequate clean water and the development of slums
• interpreting and explaining the relationship between population density and proximity to urban centres at the national scale; for example, higher population density towards the urban central business district (CBD) as a centre of employment, education, culture and government, such as in Brisbane, and declining towards the rural-urban fringe (core and periphery)

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.