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AC9HG8S03: Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Interpreting and analysing geographical data and information
AC9HG8S03 Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HG8S03 – Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences: Interpreting and analysing geographical data and information

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Skills
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Interpreting and analysing geographical data and information

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

interpret and analyse geographical data and information to identify similarities and differences, explain patterns and trends and infer relationships

Elaborations

  • • identifying similarities and differences from data and information; for example, comparing source and destination of international migration for Australia in 2 different time periods
  • • explaining patterns and trends; for example, comparing compound graphs or census data for different time periods to identify patterns in urban concentration in Australia and the United States of America, or trends in international migration
  • • inferring relationships from data and information collected during primary research; for example, using observations, field sketches, field measurements, questionnaires or interviews to explain the distribution of population in your local area and suggesting possible causes, effects and trends

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.