Overview

The lesson sequence is an examination of Bali’s geographical location and physical characteristics. The sequence introduces students to the case study - Interconnections of travel in Bali.  

During these lessons, students will explore how the popularity of Bali as a tourist destination has increased across time through geographical skills mapping and graphing.

Learning intentions: 

• understand the geographical location and features of Bali, Indonesia

• understand the nature and extent of tourism to Bali, Indonesia

• understand the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism.

Success criteria:

• students can apply their understanding of geographical location and features of Bali to explain the economic, social and environmental impacts and importance of tourism

Syllabus content:

• Investigate the influences on and effects of people’s travel and recreational, cultural or leisure connections with different places for the future, for example: (ACHGK065, ACHGK069)

  • • analysis of patterns and trends in people’s travel, recreational, cultural and/or leisure activities

    • examination of the impact of people’s travel, recreational, cultural and/or leisure activities on the future of places

    • explanation of the impacts of selected travel, recreational, cultural or leisure activity on a place, implications for the future of that place and strategies to achieve sustainability

Outcomes:

• GE4-2 describes processes and influences that form and transform places and environments

• GE4-3 explains how interactions and connections between people, places and environments result in change

• GE4-5 discusses management of places and environments for their sustainability

• GE4-7 acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using geographical tools for inquiry

• GE4-8 Communicates geographical information using a variety of strategies

In this lesson, students will use maps to identify the geographical location of Bali in relation to the rest of the world, near neighbours and seas and oceans. Students will develop knowledge and understanding of the proximity of Bali to Australia and the interest Australians may have in travelling to the tourist hotspot.

Content

• Investigate the influences on and effects of people’s travel and recreational, cultural or leisure connections with different places for the future, for example: (ACHGK065, ACHGK069)

  • • analysis of patterns and trends in people’s travel, recreational, cultural and/or leisure activities

Outcomes

• GE4-7 acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using geographical tools for inquiry

• GE4-8 Communicates geographical information using a variety of strategies

In this lesson, students will use topographic cross-sections to explore the geographical features of the landscape of Bali and begin to develop knowledge and understanding of the interconnections of tourism with Bali’s environmental state.

Content

• Investigate the influences on and effects of people’s travel and recreational, cultural or leisure connections with different places for the future, for example: (ACHGK065, ACHGK069)

  • • analysis of patterns and trends in people’s travel, recreational, cultural and/or leisure activities

Outcomes

• GE4-7 acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using geographical tools for inquiry

• GE4-8 Communicates geographical information using a variety of strategies  

In this lesson, students will develop knowledge and understanding of the change in tourism for Bali through drawing and interpreting the geographical skill line graphing. At the conclusion of this lesson, students will have constructed and interpreted a line graph that illustrates the marked increase in tourism to Bali since 2010.

Content

• Investigate the influences on and effects of people’s travel and recreational, cultural or leisure connections with different places for the future, for example: (ACHGK065, ACHGK069)

  • • analysis of patterns and trends in people’s travel, recreational, cultural and/or leisure activities

Outcomes

• GE4-7 acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using geographical tools for inquiry

• GE4-8 Communicates geographical information using a variety of strategies