Geography
Study Overview
The study of Geography is a structured way of exploring, analysing and understanding the characteristics of places that make up our world. Geographers are interested in key questions concerning places and geographic phenomena: What is there? Where is it? Why is it there? What are the effects of it being there? How is it changing over time and how could, and should, it change in the future? How is it different from other places and phenomena? How are places and phenomena connected? Students explore these questions through fieldwork and investigation of a wide range of secondary sources. These methods underpin the development of a unique framework for understanding the world, enabling students to appreciate its complexity, the diversity and interactions of its environments, economies and cultures, and the processes that helped form and transform them.
Units
Unit 1: Hazards and Disasters
Unit 2: Tourism - Issues and Challenges
Unit 3: Changing the Land
Unit 4: Human Population - Trends and issues
Assessment
Fieldwork Report
Short answer Questions
Data Analysis tasks
End of Year examination
Prerequisites / Suggested Prior Studies
There are no prerequisites for this subject. Studying Unit 1 or 2 Geography is recommended, as is Global X, Food Fashion and the Future, Data In The World and Why Do Societies Change?
Future Pathways
Geographers are highly employable and have many options for their careers, such as: Diplomatic Service, Architecture, Property Management, Climatology, Meteorology, Wildlife Management, Forestry, Education, Emergency Services, Cartography, Civil Aviation, Agriculture, Urban Planning, Tourism and Recreation.