Preliminary Geography

Overview
New syllabus for implementation from 2024.

Components:

• Earth's Natural Systems
• People, Patterns and Processes
• Human-Environment Interactions
• Geographical Investigation
• Geographical Tools
• ​Geographical Inquiry Skills

Check out the Senior Geography Youtube Playlist

11 Geography blog posts

New syllabus (2024 onwards)
Please note these topics relate to the new syllabus but were written prior to the new syllabus, i.e. they will need modification when the time comes to teach the new syllabus. The topics for Year 11 in the new syllabus are:
- Earth's natural systems
- People, patterns and processes
- Human-environment interactions
​- Geographical Investigation

Natural Hazards - Volcanoes (new syllabus)
​​White Island - 2020

A Contemporary Hazard - Floods (new syllabus)
A Contemporary Hazard - 2022 Floods

Natural Hazards - Bushfires (new syllabus)
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 - Cartoon Interpretation - 2020
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 - Lake Innes and Port Macquarie - 2020 
A Contemporary Hazard - Australian Bushfires - 2019-2020 – Articles - 2020 
Australian Bushfires 2019-202 - Introduction to Natural Hazards - 2020
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 – Charmhaven - 2020
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 - Mallacoota - Impacts on communities - 2020
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 - Mallacoota - Impacts on people and communities - 2020
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 - Defence Response – Victoria - 2020
Australian Bushfires - Spatial Technologies - 2020
Australian Bushfires - 2019-2020 - Glossary and Bingo - 2020
Australian Bushfires - Lessons - 2020
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 – Overview - 2020
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 - impact on wildlife - 2020
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 - Community responses - 2020
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 - Effectiveness of responses - 2020
Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 - Gospers Megafire - 2020

Old syllabus (prior to 2023)
These blog posts exist on the main HSIETeachers.com blog page. Some of these posts are intended for a teacher audience, and some can be used directly with students.

Biophysical Interactions - River Catchments
Catchment Key Terms - 2020
Georges River Introduction - 2020
Georges River Fieldwork - 2020
Georges River - issues - 2020
Mekong River - Problem-Based Learning - 2013

Population
Australia's Population - 2013
Refugees in Australia - 2013 
Population – Fertility - 2013 

Cultural Integration
Cultural Integration – Introduction - 2013 
Cultural Integration - McDonald's Groupwork - 2013
Cabramatta Excursion - Fieldwork activities - 2013
Cabramatta Senior Geography Excursion – 2013
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Senior Geography Project
Senior Geography Project - Stage 1 - 2016
Senior Geography Project - Stage 2 - Collecting Data - 2016
Senior Geography Project - Conducting Research - 2016
Senior Geography Project - Writing Your Report - 2016

Natural Resources
Huntly Mine - 2013
Natural Resources excursion - 2013 

General
Preliminary Geography Life Skills 2019 


The old Year 11 Geography website is in the process of being retired:
http://www.preliminarygeography.hsieteachers.com/