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ATAR Geography Year 12
- How do changes in climate and land use relate to one another?
Series of articles based on the impact of climate and land use. - 5 big challenges facing big cities of the future
The UN estimates that 55% of the global population lives in urban areas – a figure that is projected to rise to 68% by 2050. With few exceptions, cities are expected to become bigger and more numerous. - Before and afterBefore and after photos of 18 cities
Structure of Syllabus
Unit 3 – Global environmental change
In this unit, students assess the impacts of land cover transformations with particular reference to climate change or biodiversity loss.
Unit 4 – Planning sustainable places
In this unit, students investigate how the outcomes of processes vary depending on local responses and adaptations, for example, population growth and decline, and economic restructuring. Students also examine the causes and consequences of urbanisation as well as challenges that exist in metropolitan and regional centres and megacities.