Geography / Levels 7 and 8 / Geographical Knowledge / Landforms and landscapes
Content description
Spiritual, cultural and aesthetic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, that influence the significance of places, and ways of protecting significant landscapes
Elaborations
discussing the significance of landscapes in literature, song/music, film, art and identity
analysing the role of landforms and landscapes in tourism. For example, Uluru in Australia or the Grand Canyon in the USA
exploring the multilayered meanings (material, cultural and spiritual wellbeing) associated with landscapes and landforms by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
identifying different views about the recreational, psychological, aesthetic and spiritual value of particular environments and about the nature and extent of their protection, and discussing how this links to ideas about environmental sustainability
investigating a significant landscape that is threatened by human activities and developing a proposal for the future of the landscape that takes account of the views of the diverse groups, including Traditional Owners, with an interest in its use or protection
Code
VCGGK120
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