AC9HG8K08 Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HG8K08 – 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

reasons for, and effects of, internal migration and international migration in Australia, China or other countries

Elaborations

• identifying and explaining the main types and patterns of internal and international migration, such as permanent migration, temporary labour migration, student migration, forced migration (including refugees, illegal migrants and illegally trafficked people) and circular migration
• explaining how mining developments affect employment growth in regions and cities, and influence internal migration in Australia; for example, migration leading to population growth in mining areas such as Pilbara in Western Australia and Bowen Basin in North Queensland
• explaining changing influences on migration over time; for example, chain migration related to connection to family, employment, education or health; circular migration involving short-term mobility related to visits to family or for a cultural event
• identifying and explaining the patterns of temporary internal migration and permanent internal migration in China and the effects on the places of origin and destination
• interpreting population data and describing the relationship between international migration and urban concentration within Australia, and internal migration and urban concentration within China
• exploring the connections between the cultural diversity of places and how they are affected by internal and international migration; for example, in Australia or China

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.