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GEOGRAPHYRESOURCES2021All resources are available through the GTAV Online Shop
VCE GEOGRAPHY
2nd Edition
Changing the Land
UNIT
3
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VCE GEOGRAPHY
2nd Edition
Human Population
VCE GEOGRAPHY
2nd Edition
UNIT
2 Tourism
Preparing for the Units 3 and 4 exam
STUDY GUIDE
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We can see patterns at different levels – local, national, regional and global.
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Interaction journalInteraction is the award-winning quarterly journal of the GTAV. Interaction is aimed at practising Geography teachers and educators, covering relevant curriculum topics and lesson plans. Interaction is produced as an online publication.
Regular sections include:• VCE• 7–10• Primary• digital Geography (geospatial technologies)• Geography career profiles• fieldwork• curriculum ideas• lesson plans• Geography news and views• competition alerts.
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GTAV VCE Geography textbook series (2nd edition)YEAR LEVEL: VCE FORMAT: Print book | eBookThe GTAV has published four editions of the VCE textbooks – one for each unit – relevant to the VCE Geography Study Design 2016–2021.
Written by experienced VCE Geography teachers, the books incorporate text, case studies, spatial technologies, fieldwork, rich data and activities to assist students to develop an understanding of the content and skills of Geography, and prepare them for success in their VCE assessments.
The textbooks are available in print and electronic format (Student licence 15 months, Teacher licence 24 months).
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Preparing for the Units 3 and 4 exam: VCE Geography Revision Study GuideYEAR LEVEL: VCE FORMAT: Print book For VCE students to use throughout the year. Includes:• revision and consolidation of key skills and knowledge• graphic organisers for written summaries• comprehensive revision questions based on unseen data.
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Figure 2. Population living on degraded land by region (year 2015)
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LAND DEGRADATION, POVERTY AND INEQUALITY | BRIEFING NOTE
Population living on degraded land by region (year 2015)
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Total population on degraded land
Share of population on arid drylands (%)
Rural population on degraded land Rural population on degraded drylands
Share of population on semi-arid drylands (%)Share of population on dry-humid drylands (%)Share of population on hyper-arid drylands (%)
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SOURCE: ©2019 United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Human population
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Figure 5. World map of Human Development Index (HDI)
SOURCE: Map created from data from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Figure 6. Births per 1,000 Population (2019)
SOURCE: Map created from data from Population Reference Bureau (PBR) 2019
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Figure 3. Demographic Overview: Cambodia
Figure 4. Human Development Index (HDI)
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SOURCE: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Outlines options that a study of Geography offers students including possible career pathways.
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Primary Geography Resources Year Level: Years F–6Format: 80 page spiral bound bookletThis resource provides teachers with information of the many resources available to teach Geography in the primary classroom. The resource includes:• links to online and print resources for various levels• information about great Geography resources available from the
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conveying the messages of the Fire Danger Rating. The short clip can be used to initiate class discussion around the following:
• Have students seen one of the signs on the side of the road indicating the FDR (Fire Danger Rating) for a particular day?
• Have they heard/seen on News Broadcast that FDR (Fire Danger Rating) for the following day and any associated warnings?
• Does their family (or someone they know) have an FDR (Fire Danger Rating) trigger to leave their house and property during bushfire season?
• What would their own FDR (Fire Danger Rating) trigger be?
All three inquiries can be downloaded as Zip Files at gtav.asn.au/resources/resources-all-levels/bushfires---lessons-for-the-primary-classroom
Kelli Ashton has been a Geography teacher for the past 20 years and is currently Head of the Geography Department at Luther College. Her passion is fostering a love of Geography for her students and an enduring fascination of the world around them and their place within it. Kelli is an accomplished author and presenter on Geography education.
References• createdigital.org.au/australian-bushfires-a-timeline-
of-whats-happened-so-far/ Accessed 21 January 2020
• Bushfires – A Geography resource for Australian Students, Country Fire Authority and Geography Teachers’ Association of Victoria Inc., 2012.
• Fire ready kit, Country Fire Authority, updated 2018.
• Strathewen Primary School – Survive and Thrive youtube.com/watch?v=5Uh2tPJpUG0
AcknowledgementsFieldwork activity is adapted from Overall fuel hazard assessment guide © 2010. Reproduced by permission of Forest, Fire and Regions | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Primary ResourceBushfires – Lessons for the Primary ClassroomThe GTAV in association with the Country Fire Authority (CFA) has produced a new resource for Level 5–6 primary schools.
This resource has been designed to help you teach the topic of bushfire in your classroom. It includes the following:
• teacher’s notes
• PowerPoint presentation
• activities
• case studies.
There are three inquiries to complete. All of the resources are fully editable so you can modify to suit the needs and interests of your students. Download the Zip-files at:www.gtav.asn.au/resources/resources-all-levels/bushfires---lessons-for-the-primary-classroom
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YEAR LEVEL: Years 7–10FORMAT: PDFInspiration for fieldwork• Tailored to the Victorian Curriculum for Levels 7-10• Each unit comprises advice on carrying out fieldwork• Each unit contains sample fieldworks• Available for each unit or as a complete set• Presented so that teachers can adapt tasks to locations
and to their school’s curriculum needs.
The six fieldwork units available in this series:• Level 7 Place and Liveability• Level 7 Water in the World• Level 8 Landforms and Landscapes• Level 9 Biomes and Food Security• Level 9 Geographies of Interconnection• Level 10 Environmental Change and Management
Geospatial Skills: Activity Book Level 5 YEAR LEVEL: Years 5–8FORMAT: Activity book
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experienced provider of fieldwork. These are presented so that teachers can adapt tasks to
locations and to their school’s curriculum needs. The six fieldwork guides in this series:• Year 7 Place and Liveability• Year 7 Water in the World• Year 8 Landforms and Landscapes• Year 9 Biomes and Food Security• Year 9 Geographies of Interconnection • Year 10 Environmental Change and ManagementAll units are aligned to the Victorian Curriculum.
The GTAV Fieldwork Series are supported by the Victorian Government through the
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GTAV Members $23.00 per booklet or $125 for the full set
Covers the curriculum from Levels 5-9 with activities on:• reading and interpreting maps, legends and symbols• reading direction• reading and measuring direction• grid references• latitude and longitude• time zones• reading contour lines and patterns• sketching from photos• interpreting satellite images and photos• drawing and interpreting graphs and statistics• interpreting cross sections• constructing overlay maps• drawing and annotating maps and scattergrams.
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FIELDWORK GUIDESLooking for inspiration for fieldwork?
Units have been developed which are a thorough guide as to how to prepare and carry out
fieldwork. Examples of fieldwork units for Levels 7–10 are included in each guide, with practical
activities. These make fieldwork achievable for every teacher, whether out-of-field or an
experienced provider of fieldwork. These are presented so that teachers can adapt tasks to
locations and to their school’s curriculum needs. The six fieldwork guides in this series:
• Year 7 Place and Liveability
• Year 7 Water in the World
• Year 8 Landforms and Landscapes
• Year 9 Biomes and Food Security
• Year 9 Geographies of Interconnection
• Year 10 Environmental Change and Management
All units are aligned to the Victorian Curriculum.
The GTAV Fieldwork Series are supported by the Victorian Government through the
Department of Education and Training Strategic Partnership Program.
GTAV Members
$23.00 per booklet or
$125 for the full set
Level 7 FieldworkPlace and Liveability
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Level 7 FieldworkWater in the World
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Level 8 Fieldwork Landforms and Landscapes
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Level 9 Fieldwork Biomes and Food Security
FIELDWORK
Level 9 Fieldwork Geographies of Interconnection
FIELDWORK
Level 10 Fieldwork Environmental Change and Management
FIELDWORK GUIDESLooking for inspiration for fieldwork?Units have been developed which are a thorough guide as to how to prepare and carry out
fieldwork. Examples of fieldwork units for Levels 7–10 are included in each guide, with practical
activities. These make fieldwork achievable for every teacher, whether out-of-field or an
experienced provider of fieldwork. These are presented so that teachers can adapt tasks to
locations and to their school’s curriculum needs. The six fieldwork guides in this series:• Year 7 Place and Liveability• Year 7 Water in the World• Year 8 Landforms and Landscapes• Year 9 Biomes and Food Security• Year 9 Geographies of Interconnection • Year 10 Environmental Change and ManagementAll units are aligned to the Victorian Curriculum.
The GTAV Fieldwork Series are supported by the Victorian Government through the
Department of Education and Training Strategic Partnership Program.
GTAV Members $23.00 per booklet or $125 for the full set
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Foodprint Melbourne YEAR LEVEL: Year 9FORMAT: Worksheets, videos and GIS maps.The Foodprint Melbourne resource is developed by the University of Melbourne and the GTAV for Year 9 Geography: Biomes and food security.
Worksheets, videos and GIS maps enable students to explore the different types of foods growing in different regions of Melbourne’s foodbowl.
The resource pack:• enables students to learn about their own local food growing area, Melbourne’s
foodbowl• develops an understanding that Melbourne’s city fringe farmland is an important
source of food for the city, particularly for fresh foods, such as vegetables.
You can access the resources via the GTAV website or download: research.unimelb.edu.au/foodprint-melbourne/school-resources/year-9-geography
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Spatial Connect YEAR LEVEL: Years 7–11FORMAT: Downloadable PDF filesSpatial Connect is a series of seven resources which enable students to explore spatial technology applications related to the secondary Geography and Science curriculum.
Builds skills in the application of spatial technology, mapping and the use of big data within the context of contemporary issues.
Includes resources and student activities linked to real-world knowledge sources.
Topics include:• Place and liveability in Ballarat – Level 7• Environment management in rural catchments – Level 10• Exploring Victoria’s biodiversity – Level 9/10• Flooding in rural Victoria (Hazards and disasters) – VCE Unit 1• Sports and recreation spatial – Level 9/10• Visualising Victoria’s Groundwater – Level 9/10
Download the resource at spatialconnect.org.au
Spatial Connect is a project undertaken by Federation University Australia’s Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) in partnership with the GTAV.
AURIN GIS classroom resources Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) and the GTAV have collaborated to produce classroom resources using data sets from the Aurin GIS map portal.
The GTAV map learning exercises allow students to work with and manipulate data sets.
Topics include:• Investigating liveability: Level 7• Geographies of interconnections: Level 9• Investigating transport and the environment: Level 10• Investigating wellbeing: Level 10
Access these resources from: aurin.org.au/gtav/
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Geography Skills Unlocked (Revised edition)An exciting new skills book for students.
Provides Geoskills and GeoInquiry activities that scaffold student learning.
A wealth of stimulus material including a diverse range of maps, graphs, aerial photographs, satellite images, diagram and photographs.
Published by the Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA).
Geography Literacy UnlockedWritten for secondary Geography students seeking to improve their literacy skills.
Includes a focus on written, visual and oral literacy.
Descriptions of the principal text types used in Geography, supported by annotated examples.
Guidance for writers quoting, paraphrasing, summarising and referencing the work of others.
Published by the Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA).
Geography Fieldwork UnlockedFeatures 35 inquiry-based fieldwork activities
Guide to developing and presenting fieldwork
Nine fieldwork activities for primary students (F–6)
Twenty-five fieldwork activities for secondary students (7–10).
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AGTA GEOSKILLS TEACHER PACKAvailable for pre-service teachers
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Living Locally 20-Minute Neighbourhoods YEAR LEVEL: Year 7FORMAT: Downloadable PDF filesThis resource uses DELWP spatial information and data to enable students learn about the concept of 20-minute neighbourhoods and living locally. The program encourages students to develop their own neighbourhood plan using GIS software.
The resource and design challenge will align the housing, transport and sustainable development policies from Plan Melbourne with the Victorian and Australian Curriculum: Geography in an applied student project.
The resource includes:• comprehensive teacher resource• student resources including worksheets, links to videos, maps and diagrams• stimulating student activities• fieldwork activity• detailed instructions for the GIS mapping including entry to the MapIT! competition.
You can access the resource from the GTAV website:
Teacher resource: gtav.asn.au/documents/item/1388
Student booklet: gtav.asn.au/documents/item/1387
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GTAV professional learning online courses are ideal for teachers who wish to upgrade their personal skill set, for out of-field teachers or for teachers wishing to improve their skills in a certain area. Support is available from the Education Officer during these courses.
The following online courses are now available:• Geography skills• Geography fieldwork• Geography concepts• Spatial technology.
Teachers may choose to complete ANY or ALL four modules.
You can complete a module at any time that suits you and in any order.
A certificate will be provided on completion of each module assessment.
Each module in this course is expected to take approximately 14–20 hours.
Further information: gtav-ecourses.asn.au
GTAV ONLINE Certificate of Geography Competency
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Topographic Map Kits YEAR LEVEL: Years 7–9 FORMAT: Each map kit includes: 12 topographic maps of one
kind, set of reproducible activities to support the map, set of activity answers
These map kits are topographic maps and activities which link to the content descriptors for Geography.
Activities and answers are available in word format to enable teachers to add their own questions/activities as required.
Map locations available are:• Anglesea North• Cathedral Ranges• Costerfield• Deans Marsh South
• Longwood• Yinnar• You Yangs
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Geography Concepts Posters YEAR LEVEL: Years F–6, 7–10FORMAT: Set of 7 print A2-sized postersThe Geography Concept posters have been designed to introduce students to the seven Geography concepts – space, place, interconnection, change, environment, scale and sustainability.
The A2 sized posters are available as a set of seven – one poster for each concept.
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