Geography Year 9 Changing Australian Communities Ways in which communities in Australia are responding to change. Outcomes

A student:

5.1 identifies, gathers and evaluates geographical information

5.2 analyses, organises and synthesises geographical information

5.3 selects and uses appropriate written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information

5.4 selects and applies appropriate geographical tools

5.7 analyses the impacts of different perspectives on geographical issues at local, national and global scales

5.8 accounts for differences within and between Australian communities

5.9 explains Australia’s links with other countries and its role in the global community

5.10 applies geographical knowledge, understanding and skills with knowledge of civics to demonstrate informed and active citizenship.

Fieldwork – use a range of fieldwork techniques to collect primary and secondary data.

Maps- locate features on a map using degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude, describe and explain relationships on a map.

Graphs and statistics – Interpret population pyramids, interpret divided bar and column graphs

Photographs - compare and contrast historic and present day photographs

Students will learn about:

At least ONE Australian Community:

Factors that contribute to the communities sense of identity / factors causing change in that community / individuals, groups and levels of government involved in the process of change / define the community in terms of its shared space and social organisation / describe the factors causing change and the impacts of change on that community.

Geography Year 9 Changing Australian Communities

Complete a field sketch of an iconic Olympic symbol in Sydney Olympic Park (Cauldron, ANZ stadium, Showground, allphones arena, The Dome)

Describe the different community types of Sydney Olympic Park throughout the Olympic year of 2000.

1. 
   What is the new use for Building C in this precinct?
   

2. 
   What building material is the heritage building made out of?
   

3. 
   You are located in the Abattoir _________________ Precinct.
   

4. 
   What are the cow heads carved into?
   

5. 
   What level of government was responsible for running this industry? (Hint: mosaic)
   

6. 
   An abattoir is classified as a primary / secondary / tertiary industry ?
   

7. 
   “To market to market to buy a fat _____ “
   

8. 
   What type of English flower was planted here in 1915?
   

Tally the services you can see in the urban centre that are provided for this community

What services are missing that you think are necessary or may be needed in the future.

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Density:
Ethnicity:

Socio- economic status:

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Sustainability initiatives at Sydney Olympic Park.

. A community of change: The changing nature of residential occupation

Interpret the images of the brick pit workers: Describe their working conditions: .	How many bricks were made?	Why did we need this industry?
Why does this working community no longer exist?		List 3 ways that the brick pit is used today

List in the boxes below what you think would be the advantages and disadvantages of being a resident of Sydney Olympic Park..

Advantages (Good points)	Disadvantages (Bad points)

Using the information you have gathered and from what you have seen of the Sydney Olympic Park community, create your own township that a community of the future might like to live in.

Print or download a map of Sydney Olympic Park on the website or by using Google Maps, trace / highlight your journey through the Park by identifying key features that you saw on your excursion.

Construct a timeline that shows the land uses that occurred on this site over time, major events that changes this landscape and the types of communities that existed

From your tally in Activity 3. Discuss in detail the reasons for your answer.

1. 
   List 3 differences you can see between the photos.
   

2. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. 
   What photographic evidence can you use to work out the time of day (and even the season) these photos were taken?
   
   1. 
      ____________________________________________________ b. _______________________________________________
      

3. 
   Now estimate the time of day that Photo A was taken: ___________________________________
   
4. 
   Refer to Photograph B. What are the 2 main types of buildings you can see? 1. __________________________ 2. _________________
   
5. 
   Why do todays community need these types of buildings?