HASS · Year 8 · Geography: Landforms, Landscapes and Changing Nations · Extension Unit
Landforms and Landscapes
Students investigate the geomorphic processes that shape mountains, coasts, and rivers, and how communities value and protect distinctive landscapes.
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About This Topic
Students investigate the geomorphic processes that shape mountains, coasts, and rivers, and how communities value and protect distinctive landscapes.
Key Questions
- Which processes built the landscapes that surround us, and over what timescales?
- How do First Nations Peoples and other cultures attach meaning to specific landforms?
- What makes a landscape worth protecting as a national or world heritage site?
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