Monthly Archives: July 2015

Earth- or Human-centric thinking

31 Friday Jul 2015

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Continue work on the task from Tuesday:

Research one controversial environmental project in Australia. Present only the point of view which the NEP suggests you hold. (200-300 words)

Can you find any flaws in this argument? (Which number/s from the paradigm might this correlate to?) (100-200 words)

So, your first paragraph is ONLY from your dominant paradigm (Human or Earth thinking). Your second paragraph uses ideas from the other frame of thinking to show your understanding and ability to think from differing perspectives.)

Parliament: House of Reps and Senate

29 Wednesday Jul 2015

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Parliament, House of Reps and Senate

Parliament

We saw in the last lesson about Direct vs Representative Democracy. Where do our representatives go?

Parliament – which is divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate

The Australian Parliament has four main roles:

  • Making and changing federal laws.
  • Representing the people of Australia.
  • Providing a place where government is formed.
  • Keeping a check on the work of the government.

From the Parliament webpage, note how the Federal Parliament fulfills these roles.

 (9Pope Wed 29.7.15) (9Dewhurst Thurs 30.7.15)
From the House of Representatives page:
 1. What is the House of Reps’ role in forming the Government
 2. What is the ‘Government’ and the ‘Opposition’?
 3. Name and outline four important roles in the House of Representatives. Find who has these roles in the current Parliament (and include their picture)

House of Reps: APH page

From the Senate page
(9Pope Thurs 30.7.15) (9Dewhurst Mon 3.8.15)

1. What roles do the Senate play in the Australian Parliament? Briefly describe each.
2. Name and outline four important roles in the Senate. Find who has these roles in the current Parliament (and include their picture)
The Senate: APH page

Ecological Thinking

28 Tuesday Jul 2015

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Lesson 2 – Humanities Subject Selection Talk

Review homework: source, sink, service, spiritual

Worldviews: how we see the world impacts on how we act on the world

  • Human-centred: egocentric / anthropocentric
  • Earth-centred: ecocentric / biocentric

New Ecological Paradigm Scale

Read the following list of statements. List which numbered comments you Agree and Disagree with.

New Ecological Paradigm

Look back through the statements you Agree to. Can you work out which worldview this paradigm suggests you hold?

Task:

Research one controversial environmental project in Australia. Present only the point of view which the NEP suggests you hold.

Can you find any flaws in this argument? (Which number/s from the paradigm might this correlate to?)

(We will work on this on Friday, too)

Monday 27 July

27 Monday Jul 2015

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Our environment

List as many words as you can think of to describe ‘environment’ or its components. [2 min]

How do humans use ‘the environment’ – ie the resources of the earth? Classify these resources as Renewable, Somewhat Renewable or Not Renewable.

Refer to this document. Outline how the earth functions as source, sink, service and spiritual.
What are some examples of these not listed in the document?

Homework

1. Finish the above.

2. Some ecosystem services are below. Give an example for each, and classify as source, sink, service or spirituality:

  • Dispersing seeds
  • Places for recreation and reflection
  • Purifying the air, providing oxygen
  • Moderating weather extremes
  • Building and maintaining soil fertility
  • Decomposing and dispersing waste
  • Providing food and fibre
  • Protection from river and coastal erosion
  • Filtering water
  • Plant pollination
  • Providing shade
  • Protection from UV rays
  • Controlling farming pests

[If time … could you draw this? Feel free to do this if you wish, but no compulsion!]

Rights & Responsibilities

23 Thursday Jul 2015

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23/7/15

Are rights and responsibilities different in countries that are not a democracy? Think of other countries or other times.

Are rights and responsibilities different if you are a tourist?

From what you have just thought about, complete

I am thinking of ‘rights & responsibilities’

From the point of view of someone from …

I think … [put yourself into the persona of a citizen of your country]

A question I have from this viewpoint is …

I think … [give a possible answer, it doesn’t have to be correct]

10GEO Semester 2 2015

20 Monday Jul 2015

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In Geography this Semester we will look at:

Environmental Management and Change

Key Focus 1 – The human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability
Key Focus 2 – Urban environments: A comparative study of Australian and international eg’s

Geographies of Human Wellbeing

Key Focus 1 – Human Wellbeing
Key Focus 2 – Inequalities in Human Wellbeing
Key Focus 3 – Improving Human Wellbeing

Tuesday Week 1

8 groups of 3 to read from photocopy (Oxford Big Ideas – Geo 10, pp 6-12)

1Place Space

2Environment Interconnection

3Scale Change

4Place Environment

5Space Scale

6Interconnection Change

7Sustainability Environment

8Interconnection Sustainability

 Answer these questions for your two concepts:

What is it?

Different categories?

What do geographers study?

Why is this important?

Then, find someone who has a concept you need, and you have a concept they need. Share your answers. Discuss and clarify (go back to the handout if necessary)