Geography Stage 6 syllabus
8.3.2 Urban Places
The focus of this study is a geographical investigation of world cities, mega cities and the urban dynamics of large cities and urban localities.
Outcomes
The student:
H1 explains the changing nature, spatial patterns and interaction of ecosystems, urban places and economic activity
H3 analyses contemporary urban dynamics and applies them in specific contexts
H5 evaluates environmental management strategies in terms of ecological sustainability
H6 evaluates the impacts of, and responses of people to, environmental change
H7 justifies geographical methods applicable and useful in the workplace and relevant to a changing world
H8 plans geographical inquiries to analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources
H9 evaluates geographical information and sources for usefulness, validity and reliability
H10 applies maps, graphs and statistics, photographs and fieldwork to analyse and integrate data in geographical contexts
H11 applies mathematical ideas and techniques to analyse geographical data
H12 explains geographical patterns, processes and future trends through appropriate case studies and illustrative examples
H13 communicates complex geographical information, ideas and issues effectively, using appropriate written and/or oral, cartographic and graphic forms.
Content
Students learn about:
mega cities
• the nature, character and spatial distribution of mega cities in the developing world
• the challenges of living in mega cities such as housing, traffic infrastructure, water and power supplies, sanitation services, employment, and other social and health issues
• the responses to these challenges such as self-help projects, community self-government, cooperation from NGOs, urban protest and the operations of informal economies.
Students learn to:
investigate and communicate geographically by
• asking and addressing geographical questions such as
– what are the challenges of living in mega cities?
– what is a world city and why are they so important?
– what will the city be like in the future?
use geographical skills and tools such as
• calculating population density using maps of a large city
• constructing a transect to show land use change in a local area
• describing patterns, linkages, networks and change, using maps of large cities and other urban areas
• constructing and interpreting choropleth maps
• synthesising and evaluating fieldwork data about the dynamics of change in a country town or suburb
• interpreting trends from logarithmic and semilogarithmic data about the growth of mega cities
• analysing population pyramid data to investigate the implications on health and social issues of a rapidly growing city
• calculating the time of day when a photograph was taken and relating a photo to a map of a streetscape.
identify geographical methods applicable to and useful in the workplace such as
• using GIS, satellite imagery and aerial photography
• analysing maps including topographic, cadastral and land use maps
• collecting and analysing urban field data
• the relevance of a geographical understanding of urban places to a particular vocation such as: urban and regional planning, designing effective city infrastructure, planning the delivery of social services, monitoring environmental quality and sustainability, preserving heritage sites.
The focus of this study is a geographical investigation of world cities, mega cities and the urban dynamics of large cities and urban localities.
Outcomes
The student:
H1 explains the changing nature, spatial patterns and interaction of ecosystems, urban places and economic activity
H3 analyses contemporary urban dynamics and applies them in specific contexts
H5 evaluates environmental management strategies in terms of ecological sustainability
H6 evaluates the impacts of, and responses of people to, environmental change
H7 justifies geographical methods applicable and useful in the workplace and relevant to a changing world
H8 plans geographical inquiries to analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources
H9 evaluates geographical information and sources for usefulness, validity and reliability
H10 applies maps, graphs and statistics, photographs and fieldwork to analyse and integrate data in geographical contexts
H11 applies mathematical ideas and techniques to analyse geographical data
H12 explains geographical patterns, processes and future trends through appropriate case studies and illustrative examples
H13 communicates complex geographical information, ideas and issues effectively, using appropriate written and/or oral, cartographic and graphic forms.
Content
Students learn about:
mega cities
• the nature, character and spatial distribution of mega cities in the developing world
• the challenges of living in mega cities such as housing, traffic infrastructure, water and power supplies, sanitation services, employment, and other social and health issues
• the responses to these challenges such as self-help projects, community self-government, cooperation from NGOs, urban protest and the operations of informal economies.
Students learn to:
investigate and communicate geographically by
• asking and addressing geographical questions such as
– what are the challenges of living in mega cities?
– what is a world city and why are they so important?
– what will the city be like in the future?
use geographical skills and tools such as
• calculating population density using maps of a large city
• constructing a transect to show land use change in a local area
• describing patterns, linkages, networks and change, using maps of large cities and other urban areas
• constructing and interpreting choropleth maps
• synthesising and evaluating fieldwork data about the dynamics of change in a country town or suburb
• interpreting trends from logarithmic and semilogarithmic data about the growth of mega cities
• analysing population pyramid data to investigate the implications on health and social issues of a rapidly growing city
• calculating the time of day when a photograph was taken and relating a photo to a map of a streetscape.
identify geographical methods applicable to and useful in the workplace such as
• using GIS, satellite imagery and aerial photography
• analysing maps including topographic, cadastral and land use maps
• collecting and analysing urban field data
• the relevance of a geographical understanding of urban places to a particular vocation such as: urban and regional planning, designing effective city infrastructure, planning the delivery of social services, monitoring environmental quality and sustainability, preserving heritage sites.