Transition Week

1. GEOGRAPHY
UNIT 1& 2
• What is geography?
• Unit Outline
• Assessment
• Materials and Textbooks
• Expectations
• Where could geography lead to?
• Headstart
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State Highway 80, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, NZ

2. What is geography?
A study/story/investigation about…
• Where is it?
• What is there?
• Who is involved in it?
• Why is it there?
• How are places and phenomena
connected?
• What are the effects of it being
there?
• How should it be managed for
the mutual benefit of humanity
and the natural environment?
To answer these questions,
data analysis skills are also
required 
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These simple questions are
applied to all case studies
investigated.

3. 1.01TaskA
DataAnalysis
Development
1. Identify the region
pictured.
2. Suggest what the
colours on the map
demonstrate.
Answers to Q. 1 and 2
3. Describe the
distribution of this
identified theme using
PEEQS.
• Pattern
• Examples
• Exceptions
• Quantification
• Substantial
4. Suggest reasons for
the distribution
described in Q. 4.
5. Predict why
economists/politicians/
individuals would be
interested in this data.
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Housing affordability in Melbourne by Local Government
Area, based on the average Victorian income

4. DataAnalysis
Discuss what this data
shows .
Suggest why this data
could be useful.
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5. DataAnalysis
Discuss what this data
shows.
Suggest why this data
could be useful.
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6. Unit 1: Hazards and Disasters
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Areas of Study Content
1. Characteristics of
hazards
2. Responses to hazards
and disasters
• Hazards and Disasters
• Geologic hazard:
• Tsunamis (and earthquakes)
• Hydro-meteorological hazard:
• Bushfires
• Biological hazards:
• Infectious disease i.e. HIV/AIDS and
Ebola
• Invasive species
• Technological hazards
• Climate Change
• Radiation Leaks or Oil Spills
• Fieldwork

7. Unit 2: Tourism
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Areas of Study Content
1. Characteristics of
tourism
2. Impact of tourism
• Domestic and International tourism
• Factors which affect tourism e.g. disaster,
disease, conflicts, international agreements,
national policies, technology etc.
• Environmental and economic impacts
• Case Studies
• Hunting: Cecil the Lion & Sunbears
• Aust: Great Barrier Reef &
Melbourne/Phillip Is.
• Ecotourism in Kamchatka, Russia
• Fieldwork

8. Assessment
Unit 1: Hazards and Disasters
• Test: Geography Skills
• Fieldwork Report: Bushfires
• Case Study: Invasive
species
• Test: Hazards and Disasters
x2
• [Unit 1 Exam]
Unit 2: Tourism
• Fieldwork Report: Tourism
in Melbourne/ Phillip Is.
(TBC)
• Case Study: International
Tourism
• Test: Tourism
• [Unit 2 Exam]
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9. Subject Specific Materials
Binder PVC 4 Ring
Coloured Pencils and Fineliner
x2 96 Page Punched Binder Book
or
Lined Paper and Subject dividers x5 or x10
1. Course Information
2. Geography Skills
3. Unit 1 Content
4. Unit 1 Revision
5. Unit 2 Content
6. Unit 2 Revision
Spirax A3 Sketch Pad (for assignments)
*Tracing paper will be supplied in class when required.
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10. Textbooks
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11. Textbooks
The geography textbooks are published by Units.
You will need to purchase the Unit 1 text and the
Unit 2 text through Campion Online.
You have a choice of
• Electronic text
• Paper text Recommended
• Paper plus Electronic bundle
More detail on prices here:
http://www.gtav.asn.au/resources/upcoming-new-gtav-
senior-geography-textbook-series/upcoming-new-gtav-
senior-geography-textbook-series
The textbooks will not be published until January
2016, but Chapter 1 for Unit 1 has been released
on the following website:
• https://www.gtav.asn.au/resources/vce-resources
• Unit 1: Chapter 1 must be downloaded to complete headstart
homework. A paper copy has also been provided to you.
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Note:
The eBook does not
allow you to
download a PDF
version. EBooks are
only valid for 12
months and cannot
be resold at the end
of the year.

12. Work Expectations
• Learning
• Be on time and be prepared for class
• Participate and respect others’ opinions
• The only silly question is a question unasked.
• Complete all set tasks
• Organise all resources and work
• Seek assistance when required
• Revise thoroughly
• Ensure that you can be proud of the effort you
have made by the end of each Unit.
• Attendance
• You need to be here!
• Email me before/after absence/s
• Catch up on missed work
• Assessment
• Satisfactory or Not Satisfactory (see grading
scale)
• Medical Certificate for absences
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Grade Percentage
A+ 95 - 100
A 90 - 94
B+ 85 - 89
B 80 - 84
C+ 75 - 79
C 65 - 74
D+ 60 - 64
D 50 - 59
E+ 45- 49
E 40 - 44
U <40
MCC Grading Scale

13. Career Paths in Geography
• International development
• E.g. United Nations
• Civil and environmental
engineering
• Conservation management
• Urban (town) Planning
• Transport Planning
• Social Planning
• Environmental science
• Politician
• Research
• Tourism
• Land remediation
• National and international law
• Foreign policy development
(international law)
• Journalism
• Communications
• Economist
• Environmental consultancy
• Secondary Teacher
• Research scientist e.g.
biochemistry
• Lawyers
• Community development
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14. 1.01TaskB
DataAnalysis
Development
1. Identify the features
which are missing from
this map.
2. Identify the region
pictured.
3. Suggest what the
numbers on the map
demonstrate.
SHOW ANSWERS
1. Describe the
distribution of this
identified theme using
PEEQS.
• Pattern
• Examples
• Exceptions
• Quantification
• Substantial
2. Suggest reasons for the
distribution described in
Q. 4.
3. Predict why
economists/politicians
would be interested in
this data.
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15. Headstart
• Set up subject folders on MacBook. Include subfolders for
Course Information, Unit 1 and Unit 2.
• Download the 2016-2020 Study Design from Learning
Areas.
• View the headstart work to be completed.
• All work is due in the first geography lesson of 2016.
• I look forward to meeting you all! Thank you Mrs.
Simmons!
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