§-Geography syllabus
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Geography syllabus, dot point by dot point
Every dot point in the WA Geography syllabus, with a focused answer for each. Click any dot point for a worked explainer, past exam questions and links to related points.
Unit 3: Global Networks and Interconnections
Module overview →How do global flows reshape culture, and do they homogenise or diversify places?
Evaluate the cultural consequences of global flows, including homogenisation and hybridisation
What are the environmental consequences of global networks and flows, and how can they be managed?
Evaluate the environmental consequences of global flows of goods, people and production
How do flows of capital and foreign investment interconnect places, and what are their consequences?
Analyse the patterns, drivers and consequences of global flows of capital and investment
How do flows of information, communication and ideas interconnect places in a digital world?
Analyse how flows of information and ideas, enabled by ICT, interconnect places and their consequences
What causes international migration and how does it affect source and destination places?
Analyse the causes, patterns and consequences of international flows of people
How does international aid interconnect places, and how effective is it at reducing global inequality?
Analyse the patterns, types and consequences of international aid and development assistance
How do global flows of people, capital, goods, information and ideas create interdependence between places?
Explain the nature of global networks and how flows between places create interdependence
How does international tourism interconnect places, and what are its economic, social and environmental consequences?
Analyse the patterns, drivers and consequences of international tourism as a form of global interconnection
How does international trade interconnect places, and who gains and loses from the patterns of global trade?
Analyse the patterns, drivers and consequences of international trade as a form of global interconnection
How can the degree of globalisation and connectivity of a place be measured and mapped?
Apply indices, maps and spatial technologies to measure and represent global connectivity
How are global production and consumption organised through commodity and value chains?
Explain the structure of global production and consumption networks and their geographical effects
How does globalisation distribute benefits and costs unevenly between and within places?
Analyse the spatial inequalities produced by global networks and how they are measured
How do transnational corporations organise global networks, and what is their geographical influence?
Explain the role of transnational corporations in shaping global networks and their consequences for places
Unit 4: Planning and Sustainable Futures
Module overview →What causes urbanisation, and why does it occur at different rates in developed and developing countries?
Explain the causes and global patterns of urbanisation in developed and developing countries
Why do many rural and regional places decline, and how can their futures be made more sustainable?
Analyse the causes and consequences of rural and regional decline and strategies to address it
What are the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability, and how do they interact in planning?
Explain the three dimensions of sustainability and analyse the tensions between them in planning
How is fieldwork planned and conducted, and how is primary data processed and evaluated?
Plan and conduct geographical fieldwork, processing and evaluating primary data
How can cities manage the challenges of growth to become more sustainable and liveable?
Evaluate strategies used to manage urban challenges and improve sustainability and liveability
Why are megacities concentrated in the developing world, and what challenges do they face?
Analyse the growth, characteristics and challenges of megacities in the developing world
What strategies create more sustainable and liveable places, and how is fieldwork used to investigate them?
Evaluate planning strategies for sustainable and liveable places and the fieldwork used to investigate them
How are spatial technologies used to investigate, plan and manage sustainable places?
Explain how GIS, remote sensing and GPS are used in planning and apply them to spatial analysis
Why do cities sprawl outward, and what are the consequences of low-density suburban growth?
Analyse the causes and consequences of suburbanisation and urban sprawl
What do sustainability and liveability mean, and how are they measured?
Define sustainability and liveability and explain how each is measured and how they relate
How are urban and regional places planned and governed, and by whom?
Explain how urban growth and regional development are planned and the role of stakeholders
Why do some countries concentrate population in one dominant city, and what are the consequences?
Explain urban concentration, primate cities and the rank-size pattern, and their consequences