Introduction to Geography Qld

The Geography syllabus and assessment (internal assessment endorsement/confirmation and external exam) are the responsibility of

• St Hilda's School

• The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

• the Australian Government

QCAA stands for the

Year 12 assessment tasks (IA1-IA3) are approved by a group of teachers employed by the QCAA; this process is called

• Confirmation

• External marking

• Endorsement

The name of the process whereby a sample of student work from each school (usually 5-10 samples) are reviewed using the ISMG to ensure marking across schools is comparable for each internal assessment task

The Geography syllabus for Year 11 and 12 consists of how many units?

• Two

• Four

• Six

• Eight

In Geography, each unit of work contains how many topics?

• two

• four

• one

• three

In Year 11 you will study topics relating to (select all that apply)

• Population

• Megacities

• Planning sustainable communities (local case study)

• Natural hazards

• Ecological hazards

In Year 12 you will study topics relating to

• Megacities

• Australia's population and a city case study (data report)

• Climate change and landcover transformation

• Landcover transformation at a local scale (fieldwork report)

• Global population and changes over time

How many objectives are assessed in Geography?

• five

• six

• four

• eight

These assessment task types assess all objectives

• Data Report

• Fieldwork Report

• Combination Response Exam

• External Exam