Geoactive 2 Stage 5 Australian Geography

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Geoactive 2 Stage 5 Contents Preface About eBookPLUS How to use this book Coverage of syllabus Acknowledgements Chapter 1 — The Australian continent 1.1 Australia's geographical dimensions 1.2 Locating Australia 1.3 Origins of the continent: Aboriginal perspective 1.4 Origins of the continent: geographical perspective 1.5 Climate and sea level changes shaped our continent Working geographically Chapter 2 — Physical characteristics that make Australia unique 2.1 Major landforms and drainage basins 2.2 Topographic maps 2.3 GEOskillbuilder — Using topographic maps 2.4 GEOskillbuilder — Understanding landforms: Walls of Jerusalem 2.5 GEOskillbuilder — Constructing a cross-section 2.6 Australia s pattern of climate and vegetation 2.7 Impact of climate change on Australia 2.8 Understanding weather maps 2.9 Australia's pattern of natural resources 2.10 Australia’s unique flora and fauna 2.11 Flora and fauna of the Daintree rainforest Working geographically Chapter 3 — Natural hazards in Australia 3.1 Natural hazards and natural disasters 3.2 Natural hazards: droughts 3.3 Causes of drought in Australia 3.4 The drought of 1991–95 3.5 Bushfires as natural hazards 3.6 From hazard to disaster 3.7 Black Saturday, Victoria 2009 3.8 Natural hazards: storms 3.9 The Sydney hailstorm, 1999 3.10 Natural hazards: tropical cyclones 3.11 Floods as natural hazards 3.12 GEOskillbuilder — Research and presentation: earthquakes in Australia 3.13 Natural hazards: earthquakes Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 4 — Australia’s population 4.1 Australia’s unique character 4.2 Changing settlement patterns 4.3 Population change in Australia 4.4 Changes to Australia’s population structure 4.5 Changes to ethnic composition 4.6 Changes in the Indigenous population 4.7 Australians on the move 4.8 Australia’s changing nature and identity Working geographically Chapter 5 — Australian communities 5.1 Forming communities 5.2 A sporting community: Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club 5.3 Rural communities 5.4 Indigenous communities 5.5 Culturally diverse communities Working geographically Chapter 6 — Factors causing change in Australian communities 6.1 Overview of change in Australian communities 6.2 Gold Coast: lifestyle expectations 6.3 Cabramatta: a culturally diverse community 6.4 The Mirarr community and Jabiluka Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 7 — Geographical issues 7.1 What are geographical issues? 7.2 Air quality 7.3 Managing air quality 7.4 Urban growth and decline 7.5 Urban growth and decline in Sydney 7.6 Redeveloping the Ultimo–Pyrmont area 7.7 Spatial inequality: overview 7.8 Nature and impacts of poverty 7.9 A ‘fair go’ for all aussies: citizenship 7.10 Nature of wastes 7.11 Waste management 7.12 Sewage: going to waste? 7.13 Nuclear waste: a permanent problem 7.14 Australia's nuclear industry Working geographically Chapter 8 — Land and water management 8.1 Land and water interactions 8.2 Land degradation 8.3 Soil erosion 8.4 Salinity 8.5 Sustainable land management 8.6 Nature and impacts of tourism on land 8.7 Ecotourism: the sustainable alternative 8.8 Managing the Australian alps Working geographically 8.9 Water: nature, impacts and management 8.10 Rivers out of balance 8.11 The Georges river catchment 8.12 Managing Sydney's water 8.13 Nature of wetlands and inland rivers Working geographically Chapter 9 — Coastal management 9.1 Coastal management: a geographical issue 9.2 Coastal landforms 9.3 Transportation processes 9.4 Processes of coastal erosion 9.5 Processes of coastal deposition Working geographically 9.6 Managing the impact of global warming on coasts 9.7 Coastal pollution: nature, impacts and management 9.8 Coastal management case study: Wamberal and Terrigal 9.9 Managing Sydney Harbour: a geographical issue 9.10 GEOskillbuilder — Coastal fieldwork and research action plan Working geographically ICT activities Chapter 10 — Australia in its regional and global contexts 10.1 Australia’s place in the world: territorial boundaries 10.2 Protecting territorial boundaries 10.3 Australia's changing place in a globalised world 10.4 Strengthening links in the Asia–Pacific region 10.5 Australia's connection to ASEAN countries: Indonesia 10.6 Links with a future superpower: China Working geographically 10.7 Our Pacific island neighbours: Nauru and Tuvalu 10.8 Communication links 10.9 Australia’s cultural links 10.10 Australia's migration links 10.11 Australia’s tourism links 10.12 Future tourism links and trends 10.13 Australia's sporting links 10.14 Strengthening future sporting links Working geographically Chapter 11 — Trade, aid, defence: global regional links 11.1 Australia's changing trade links 11.2 Australia’s main trading links: countries, goods and services 11.3 Australia's trade agreements 11.4 Fair trade: equity and social justice 11.5 Helping hand: Australia’s foreign aid links 11.6 Australian government aid links at work 11.7 Indonesia–Australia aid links 11.8 Australian government links with Papua New Guinea 11.9 A non-government organisation: World Vision Australia 11.10 Australia’s defence links 11.11 Australia’s defence agreements 11.12 From frontline to peace building 11.13 Global links: the war on terrorism 11.14 Regional defence links: helping a friend Working geographically Chapter 12 — Future challenges: population 12.1 Australia’s population is growing 12.2 Age structure trend: fewer babies 12.3 Implications of an ageing population 12.4 Government migration policies 12.5 Humanitarian migration 12.6 Culturally diverse Australia 12.7 Where we live: spatial distribution 12.8 Population movements 12.9 Population movement and urban planning 12.10 Urban planning for the future: Sydney 12.11 Ecological sustainability 12.12 Towards the ecocity: sustainable Sydney Working geographically Chapter 13 — Challenges: human rights and reconciliation 13.1 Everyone, everywhere has human rights: agreements 13.2 Abuse of human rights: global community 13.3 Human rights for Australians 13.4 Human rights and refugees: Australia responds 13.5 Gender: women’s rights 13.6 Freedom of expression 13.7 Indigenous Australians: many nations, one people 13.8 Strategies to ‘close the gap’ 13.9 Comparisons: international indigenous communities 13.10 Challenge: walking together for reconciliation 13.11 Challenges and strategies for a better future Working geographically ICT activities Glossary Index