landscapes and landforms
KEY INQUIRY QUESTIONS
- Why is there a diversity of landscapes and landforms on Earth?
- What environmental and human processes form and transform landscapes and landforms?
- Why do people value landscapes and landforms?
- To what extent are landscapes and landforms sustainably managed and protected?
Content
Landscapes and landforms
- Investigate different landscapes and the geomorphic processes that create distinctive landforms.
Value of landscapes and landforms
- Investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Change landscapes
- Investigate the human causes and effects of land degradation
Landscape management and protection
- Investigate ways people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, manage and protect landscapes.
Geomorphic hazard
- Investigate one contemporary geomorphic hazard including causes, impacts and responses.

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Introductory activities:
Examine Google Maps and search for our school. Select the options and look for terrain. What do you see?
Choose a landscape close to your home that you think is worth protecting. In a Word file, create a map of this landscape, briefly describe this landscape, list 5 reasons that this landscape is worth protecting, and suggest ways this landscape could be protected.
Examine Google Maps and search for our school. Select the options and look for terrain. What do you see?
Choose a landscape close to your home that you think is worth protecting. In a Word file, create a map of this landscape, briefly describe this landscape, list 5 reasons that this landscape is worth protecting, and suggest ways this landscape could be protected.