GTAV AC:G Y10 - Environmental change and management

GTAV AC:G Y10 - Environmental change and management

CD - The human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability

CD - The environmental worldviews of people and their implications for environmental management

CD - The human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability.

CD - The application of human environment systems thinking to understanding the causes and likely consequences of the environmental change being investigated.

In this illustration of practice students undertake a virtual fieldwork tour of Lake Monger, Western Australia, and use this example to investigate an environment of their choice using a human-environment systems model.

CD - The human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability.

Select number 6 for Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Prior to 1975, the forests east of central Bolivia’s Grande (Guapay) River were virtually untouched. By 1990 (left image) roads had been built and settlement had begun. Recent imagery shows that large tracts of forest have been converted to pastures and cropland.

CD - The human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability.

Select number 2 for Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

Despite its tropical location, the upper slopes of this 19,340-foot volcano have been draped in glaciers for 12,000 years. Yet scientists predict that these ice fields will likely disappear within the next decade and a half, victims of a warming climate. The 1990 image at left shows a greater extent of snow and ice than the more current view at right.

CD - The application of human environment systems thinking to understanding the causes and likely consequences of the environmental change being investigated.

CD - The human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability.

Students explore the unique coastal environments around the world and the ways they have been used and managed by people over time. They explore a variety of sources (including maps and digital images) in a range of locations, and analyse and evaluate human impacts and the sustainability of environments.

CD - The human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability.

Select number 3 for Columbia Glacier, Alaska.

The mouth of this glacier near Prince William Sound has retreated by more than six miles from its 1990 location (purple symbol) to today (red). In both images, floating ice is visible below the glacier. Although a variety of factors can affect glacial dynamics, a warming climate has hastened the retreat of glaciers worldwide.