BELRIDGE SECONDARY COLLEGE YEAR 12 BELRIDGE SECONDARY COLLEGE YEAR 12 GEOGRAPHY STAGE 3. Planning Cities. Climate Change Over Time NAME:

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1 BELRIDGE SECONDARY COLLEGE YEAR 2 BELRIDGE SECONDARY COLLEGE YEAR 2 GEOGRAPHY STAGE Planning Cities Climate Change Over Time NAME:

2 BELRIDGE SECONDARY COLLEGE YEAR 2 GEOGRAPHY 205 Geography is a field of inquiry that brings together the human and physical dimensions of the world in the study of people, places and environments. This includes the study of interrelationships between natural and human environments and the spatial patterns that result from and account for these processes over time. The Year 2 course consists of Units A/B and can contribute to an ATAR score. UNIT A: The focus of this unit is the geography of planning cities. Challenges exist in designing cities to be more productive, vibrant and sustainable. Urban planning involves a range of stakeholders that contribute to decision-making and the planning process. The present and future needs of society are addressed by the allocation and reallocation of land uses, improving infrastructure and transport systems and enhancing amenities to meet the different perspectives of stakeholders. Students will examine concepts, processes and roles of planning by comparing Perth with a selected megacity. UNIT B: The focus of this unit is the geography of climate change over geological time. This global phenomenon possesses the capacity to affect significant areas of the planet. Climate change, including the greenhouse effect, is created by both natural and human processes that have local and global consequences. The human response to climate change is affected by social, economic and political considerations, and resource access and distribution. Students will investigate policies and strategies designed to guide future action used to address the effects of the climate change. ASSESSMENT: The four types of assessment in the table below are consistent with the teaching and learning strategies considered to be the most supportive of student achievement of the outcomes in the Geography course. The table provides details of the assessment type, examples of different ways that these assessment types can be applied and the weighting range for each assessment type. Weighting Stage 2 Types of assessment Approximate Number of Assessments per semester 20% 0% Geographical inquiry Examples: project, assignment, report, presentation. 0% 20% Fieldwork/practical skills Examples: coastal landscape excursion, CBD (Central Business District) study, forest investigation. /2 25% 5% Short and extended responses Examples: tests, essays, multiple-choice questions. 25% 40% Examination Examination details There are separate examinations for Stage pairs of units. In their final year, students who are studying at least one Stage 2 pair of units (e.g. 2A/2B) or one Stage pair of units (e.g. A/B) will sit an external examination in this course, unless they are exempt. Each examination will assess the specific content, knowledge and skills described in the syllabus for the pair of units studied. Submission of Assessments: Students are expected to adhere to the school s assessment policy.

3 205 AGEO: THE GEOGRAPHY OF PLANNING CITIES PERTH & TOKYO WEEK 2 Feb 6 Feb Semester One CONTENT Note Perth refers to Perth Metropolitan Area Introduction to Unit A: Handouts: o Curriculum Council Course Outline o Semester Program/Syllabus o Assessment Outline What is a megacity? Types of Settlements. What is Urban Geography? Define key concepts: o Site/Situation / Internal & external morphology o Urban Planning / Sustainability Student Text Landscapes & Landuses (Atkinson et al) ASSESS T These dates are estimates only. Changes may occur in consultation with students. 2 9 Feb Feb Describe and account for the site of Perth. (Illustrate with a diagram) Describe and account for the situation of Perth. (Illustrate with a diagram) Identify and describe the external morphology of Perth, referring to models of urban morphology. (Illustrate with a diagram) Account for (the factors influencing) Perth s external morphology. pp Feb 20 Feb Examine land use patterns that create the functional zones found in Perth. Describe and account for the internal morphology of Perth with reference to factors, processes and models (Multi-Nuclei, concentric etc). Describe the main characteristics of Perth s functional zones _CBD, IMZ, ERZ, OBD. NGZ, RUF, Indust. Areas, Special purpose Zones pp - 22 Task : Perth Morphology Practical Skills: 4 2 Feb 27 Feb 5 2 March 6 March Outline DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERNS within Perth age, gender, socioeconomic, cultural distributions Outline the factors that affect these patterns. Outline the URBAN PROCESSES occurring in each functional zone with examples. o Urban Sprawl o Agglomeration, aggregation o Land use competition & accessibility o Urban blight, urban shadow, & inertia o Invasion & succession o Consolidation o Centripetal & centrifugal forces o Transportation o Urban renewal, urban redevelopment & gentrification o Planning regulations pp 6-50 Task 2: Perth s Demographics (In-class Responses) 6 9 Mar Mar 7 6 Mar 20 Mar 8 2 Mar 27 Mar 9 0 Mar 2 April Refer to a range of URBAN PROCESSES to explain changes in interactions and patterns within Perth i.e. urban sprawl, invasion, and succession, land use competition, urban blight, renewal, gentrification, consolidation, planning. (Chapt 4: Ford & Snell) Refer to any TWO urban processes to explain changes in interactions and patterns within Tokyo i.e. urban sprawl, invasion, and succession, blight and shadow, renewal, gentrification, consolidation, planning. (Chapt 4: Ford & Snell) pp 2-5 pp Explain the concept of SUSTAINABILITY and relate to SUSTAINABLE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. Discuss the key economic, environmental and political factors that impact upon decisions about planning and management policies in Perth and Tokyo. pp 5-66 For PERTH: Outline and discuss the major URBAN PROBLEMS which result from interactions and processes. i.e. urban sprawl, slums and blight, water supplies and shortages, provision of infrastructure and services, traffic congestion, pollution, loss amenity. Cover: o Causes o Issues raised / cost of problem and any TWO problems for TOKYO HOLIDAYS Task : Perth CBD Fieldwork Task 4: Urban Processes (In-class Responses) Hand out Task 5 Term April Library - GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRY DUE: 6 th MAY Week Task 5: Sustainable Cities: Comparison of Perth & Tokyo Geographical Inquiry

4 2 27 April May 4 May 8 May Explain the concept of sustainability For PERTH Discuss why sustainability is an important factor in determining strategies in the urban planning process within the Perth Metropolitan Area i Identify and discuss how environmental, economic, social and political factors influence urban planning decisions in the Perth Metropolitan Area Identify and discuss Perth s planning strategies Analyse the nature OF PLANNING STRATEGIES AND POLICIES in addressing current urban problems. (Ford & Snell Chapt 6) Discuss the management practices implemented and the extent to which they reflect the principles of sustainable management and planning practice. Identify the major STAKEHOLDER groups which need to be considered when strategies are proposed in relation to the urban problems. Describe and explain how these stakeholder groups can be affected by planning strategies which aim to address urban problems Discuss the views and attitudes of major stakeholder groups in response to planning strategies which address urban problems within Perth Metropolitan Area. pp May 5 May For TOKYO Discuss why sustainability is an important factor in determining strategies in the urban planning process within the Tokyo Metro Area. Identify and discuss how environmental, economic, social and political factors influence urban planning decisions in the Perth Metropolitan Area Identify and discuss Tokyo s planning strategies Analyse the nature OF PLANNING STRATEGIES AND POLICIES in addressing current urban problems. (Ford & Snell Chapt 6) Discuss the management practices implemented and the extent to which they reflect the principles of sustainable management and planning practice. pp May 22 May 6/7 25 May 5 June Identify the major STAKEHOLDER groups which need to be considered when strategies are proposed in relation to the urban problems. describe and explain how these stakeholder groups can be affected by planning strategies which aim to address urban problems discuss the views and attitudes of major stakeholder groups in response to planning strategies which address urban problems within Tokyo. EXAMS Task 6: Urban Problems & Planning Strategies: (In-class Responses) Task 7: Exam Assessment Outline: Unit AGEO The Geography of Planning Cities Type Task Weighting Your Mark % Outcome Geographic Inquiry Outcome 2 Features of Outcome People and Geographical inquiry (20%) Fieldwork/ Practical skills (20%) Short and Responses (0%) Examination (0%) Task 5: Inquiry Sustainable Cities Task : Topographical mapping and interpretation Perth Morphology Task : Fieldwork Perth CBD Fieldwork Task 4: In-class essay Urban Processes Task 2: In-class essay Perth s Demographics Task 6: In-class essay Urban Problems and Sustainable Planning in Perth & Tokyo Task 7: Semester Exam 20% 5% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% TOTAL: 00%

5 205 BGEO: GEOGRAPHY OF CLIMATE CHANGE OVER GEOLOGICAL TIME: 8 8 June- 2 June Semester Two COURSE OUTLINE Location & Spatial Distribution Introduction to climate change: Explain the concept of Climate Change Differentiate between weather & Climate Differentiate between climate change and climate variability. What is global warming, the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion? Explain the concept of sustainability. Describe Geological Time periods Student Text Landscapes & Landuses: B Climate Change Atkinson et al, Chapter pp 2-42 ASSESS TS These dates are estimates only. Changes may occur in consultation with students. 9 5 June 9 June June 29 June July 20 July 24 July Revision - Earth as system: Outline the key elements of the following natural systems and account for variations in the spatial patterns - Heat Budget - Carbon Cycle - Hydrological cycle - Atmospheric Circulation Describe how these natural systems interact to influence the world s climate Identify the spatial distribution of the world s rainfall and temperature patterns. Revision of Mapping Skills HOLIDAYS Measuring Climate Variations: Proxy Versus Direct measurement Outline one major type of evidence for climate change through geological time. Outline one major type of evidence for climate change in recent human history pp 5-7 Chapter 2 pp pp TASK 2: TASK : Short & Responses Inclass test Natural Systems Introduce Geographical Inquiry Climate Change & its Affect on Australia 2 27 July July Aug 7 Aug Spatial Association Factors Causing Variations in the Earth s climate: Account for climatic cycle and variations as a result of any three of the following natural processes o Ice Ages o Solar Cycles* o Orbital Variations o Geologic - plate tectonics/volcanism* o Celestial - asteroids o Ocean Currents - Thermohaline Circulation - El Nino & La Nina* - Pacific Decadal Oscillation - North Atlantic Oscillation Climate variability or Climate change? Human Impact on Natural Systems (Climate): Describe the impact of the Industrial revolution on the greenhouse effect (enhanced greenhouse effect.) Chapters & pp 6-77 TASK : Fieldwork/ Practical Skills 4 0 Aug 4 Aug Explain how the following cultural patterns and processes and their interaction with natural systems affect climate change o Agriculture o Industry o Urban living - Power generation o Localized Climate change: - Transport Urban Heat Island - Pollutants Chapter 4 pp 8-94

6 5 7 Aug 2 Aug Aug Spatial Interaction Evidence of Climate Change AND Impact Explain how climate change alters the location and distribution of natural environments o Changing temperature o Changing rainfall patterns o Changing Sea Levels o Melting ice o Extreme weather Impact of Climate Change on: Examine how climate change alters the spatial patterns of agriculture Chapter 5 pp pp TASK 4: Short & Responses Inclass test Evidence of Climate Change 7 Aug Oct Human Influence on Sustainability (Context: Agriculture) Factors that Impact on decisions about Sustainability Explain the concept of sustainability and sustainable development. Discuss the key environmental, economic, social and political factors that impact upon decisions about sustainability. Outline the extent to which climate change impacts upon agricultural sustainability from local to global scales. - Local & global scales (LDC s & MDC s) - changing temperatures - changing rainfall Values and Viewpoints in people s Use of Care of places Outline the different viewpoints which stakeholders have towards strategies that aim to minimise the effects of climate change. eg farmers, governments. Discuss the current and proposed strategies implemented to mitigate the adverse effects (impact) of Climate Change Discuss how human activity has adapted or may be required to adapt to Climate Change REVISION EXAM (Second week of Holidays) 6 th Oct 0 th Oct Exam debriefing and further revision for WACE exams Chapter 6 pp pp TASK 5: Short & Responses Inclass test. Impact of Climate on Agriculture Task 6: Exam Assessment Outline: Unit BGEO: Geography Of Climate Change Over Geological Time Type Task Weighting Your Mark % Outcome Geographic Inquiry Outcome 2 Features of Outcome People and Geographical inquiry (20%) Fieldwork/ Practical skills (5%) Short and Responses (5%) Examination (0%) Task 2: Inquiry Climate Change & its Effect on Australia Task : Topographical mapping and Statistical Interpretation Climate Change Statistics Task : In-class essay Natural Systems Task 4: In-class essay Evidence of Climate Change Task 5: In-class essay Impact of Climate on Agriculture Task 6: Year Exam 20% 5% 0% 0% 5% 0% TOTAL: 00%