AC9HG8S02

Elaborations

• AC9HG8S02_E1identifying appropriate primary research methods, including fieldwork, to collect original materials using specialised digital tools; for example, field observations such as sketches or measurements of landscapes or landforms, or digital tools to recreate topographic features of a landform
• AC9HG8S02_E2collecting relevant secondary research materials online using search terms and functions such as “allintitle: geomorphological hazards” or “define: megacities” to identify relevant geographical information
• AC9HG8S02_E3identifying and respecting protocols for consultation with communities of First Nations Australians when organising primary research or fieldwork, such as when discussing Dreaming stories about the formation, meaning and interconnections of Australian landscapes and landforms
• AC9HG8S02_E4evaluating research materials for relevance (for example, “Does the information reflect current thinking about urbanisation?”) and reliability (for example, “Who is/are the author/s? Does the author reference other experts in the field?”)
• AC9HG8S02_E5comparing findings from primary research methods, including fieldwork, with those from secondary research materials for relevance and reliability; for example, comparing field sketches showing the impact of a geomorphological hazard with newspaper reports on the extent of damage; comparing survey and interview data about people’s perception of their suburb with a government report on the impacts of urbanisation
• AC9HG8S02_E6representing relevant and reliable data and information in appropriate formats to combine ideas, using digital tools; for example, creating annotated diagrams to show the changes to a landform over time or using digital mapping tools to show the cultural and demographic diversity of First Nations Australians
• AC9HG8S02_E7representing spatial distributions of different types of geographical phenomena by constructing appropriate maps at different scales that conform to cartographic conventions; for example, constructing a map to show the relationship between landforms such as mountains and landscapes such as deserts, or contrasting the spatial distribution of population in Australia and/or China