Wesley College Wesley College

Year 12 Geography

12GEOG
Course Description

Teacher in Charge:

Recommended Prior Learning

12 credits at L1 Geography
If the above pre-requisite is not met please see Mr. Ma'aelopa (TIC) for further consideration.


Geography is the study of te taiao (the environment) and the interconnections within; that is, how people connect with the land, and how the land connects with people. We consider the question: "What is Where, Why There, and Why Care?" to try and make sense of place. 

Students will learn to think spatially and to use maps, visually images, and inquiry processes to obtain, analyse and present information. Through being able to do these things, they will be able to use geographic thinking to develop understandings related to patterns, processes, relationships, interaction and change.

Skills that geography teaches ākonga (students) are:

- asking questions about te taiao

- collecting data using relevant methods

- visualising and analysing data using technology

- thinking critically and conceptually to make meaning about te taiao

- sharing understandings about te taiao


Course Overview

Term 1
Complete Term 1 assessment AS91241 (2.2)
3 credits; Literacy.
No FAO available.
Due at the end of Term.

Term 2
Complete Term 2 assessment (research internal) AS91244 (2.5)
5 credits; Literacy and Numeracy.
No FAO available.
Due at the end of the Term.



Term 3
Start research internal AS91245 (2.6)
3 credits; Literacy.
No FAO available.
Due at the end of the Term.

Term 4
Complete externals:
- AS91242 (2.3)
4 credits; Literacy
No FAO available.

- AS91243 (2.4)
4 credits; Literacy.
No FAO available.

Learning Areas:

Social Sciences


Pathway

Year 13 Geography

Career Pathways

Mining Engineer, Survey Technician, Historian, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Surveyor, Fishing Skipper, Urban/Regional Planner, Emergency Management Officer, Meteorologist, Miner/Quarry Worker, Mine/Quarry Manager, Driller, Geologist, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Engineer, Ranger, Landscape Architect, Geophysicist, Policy Analyst, Secondary School Teacher


Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

2B5, highlighters, pencils (coloured)