IRENE MCCORMACK CATHOLIC COLLEGE SOCIAL SCIENCE YEAR 8 GEOGRAPHY COURSE 1 PROGRAM TERM 1 2018 OVERVIEW: In Year 8, Humanities and Social Sciences consists of Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business, Geography and History. In Geography, the concepts of , , environment, , sustainability and continue to be developed as a way of thinking and provide students with the opportunity to inquire into the of landscapes to people and the spatial in the distribution of populations. They apply this understanding to a wide range of places and environments at the full range of scales, from to global, and in a range of locations. WEEK WA CURRICULUM CONTENT LESSON TOPICS ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION TASKS 1 The geographical processes that Students are to identify and draw types produce landforms, including a case of landforms found in the world. study of one type of landform, such as Students are to define processes of: mountains, volcanoes, riverine or tectonic forces, erosion, weathering, coastal landforms () transportation and deposition Students are to identify and draw processes involved in formation of earthquakes and tsunamis through divergent and convergent plate tectonic movements. 2 The geographical processes that Students to identify and draw causes of produce landforms, including a case volcanoes with reference to convergent of one type of landform, such as and divergent plate boundaries. mountains, volcanoes, riverine or Students to identify Pacific Ring of Fire coastal landforms () and places which have volcanoes on this. Students to identify plate The causes, , impacts and responses to boundaries on Pacific Ring of Fire. a (e.g. volcanic eruption, earthquake, Students to investigate 2011 Japanese tsunami, landslide, avalanche) () Earthquake and identify location of it. Students are to draw diagram to illustrate how tsunami formed and identify impacts and responses to this. 3 How the effects caused by geomorphic Students to understand and identify hazards are influenced by social, cultural effects of 2011 Japanese Earthquake and economic factors (e.g. where people and identify Japanese preparation and choose to live, poverty, the available response for this event. infrastructure and resources to prepare Students to look at effects of and respond to a hazard) () earthquakes and tsunamis on various countries over time and identify why How the application of principles of effects are larger on some countries prevention, mitigation and preparedness than others. minimises the harmful effects of geomorphic hazards () Students to understand what Disaster Management principles are and identify how they are used in to prepare
IRENE MCCORMACK CATHOLIC COLLEGE SOCIAL SCIENCE YEAR 8 GEOGRAPHY COURSE 1 PROGRAM TERM 1 2018 OVERVIEW: In Year 8, Humanities and Social Sciences consists of Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business, Geography and History. In Geography, the concepts of , , environment, , sustainability and continue to be developed as a way of thinking and provide students with the opportunity to inquire into the of landscapes to people and the spatial in the distribution of populations. They apply this understanding to a wide range of places and environments at the full range of scales, from to global, and in a range of locations. WEEK WA CURRICULUM CONTENT DESCRIPTION LESSON TOPICS ASSESSMENT TASKS 1 The geographical processes that produce landforms, including a case study of one type of landform, such as mountains, volcanoes, riverine or coastal landforms () Students are to identify and draw types of landforms found in the world. Students are to define processes of: tectonic forces, erosion, weathering, transportation and deposition Students are to identify and draw processes involved in formation of earthquakes and tsunamis through divergent and convergent plate tectonic movements. 2 The geographical processes that produce landforms, including a case of one type of landform, such as mountains, volcanoes, riverine or coastal landforms () The causes, , impacts and responses to a (e.g. volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami, landslide, avalanche) () Students to identify and draw causes of volcanoes with reference to convergent and divergent plate boundaries. Students to identify Pacific Ring of Fire and places which have volcanoes on this. Students to identify plate boundaries on Pacific Ring of Fire. Students to investigate 2011 Japanese Earthquake and identify location of it. Students are to draw diagram to illustrate how tsunami formed and identify impacts and responses to this. 3 How the effects caused by geomorphic hazards are influenced by social, cultural and economic factors (e.g. where people choose to live, poverty, the available infrastructure and resources to prepare and respond to a hazard) () How the application of principles of prevention, mitigation and preparedness minimises the harmful effects of geomorphic hazards () Students to understand and identify effects of 2011 Japanese Earthquake and identify Japanese preparation and response for this event. Students to look at effects of earthquakes and tsunamis on various countries over time and identify why effects are larger on some countries than others. Students to understand what Disaster Management principles are and identify how they are used in to prepare
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