Geography 2.1

Demonstrate geographic understanding of a large

natural environment

This achievement standard involves demonstrating geographic understanding of a large natural environment.

Demonstrate comprehensive geographic understanding of a large natural environment involves:fully explaining aspects of the large natural

environment including the use of geographic terminology and concepts, showing insight.

integrating comprehensive supporting case study evidence

Natural characteristics (elements) of an environment include landforms (relief), climate, soils, and vegetation.

 Processes include climatic processes; tectonic

and other internal processes; erosion, transportation, deposition, and other surface processes.

 Interaction of people with the natural

environment may include cultural, economic, or political interaction.

the characteristics of a large natural environment

how the elements and processes of the large natural environment interact

how a large natural environment is formed and changes over time

how people interact with a large natural environment

how people's perceptions of a large natural environment change over time.

Aspects are selected from:

What are the characteristics ?Soils? Types and PatternLandforms ? Types and PatternVegetation ? Type and PatternCan you locate the different ones on a map ?

the characteristics of a large natural environment

What are the elements of the environment ?Soils, climate, landforms, vegetationNames ?How do these elements interact ?

What are our processes we talk about ?Vegetation processes, fluvial processes,

climate processesHow/Where do these interact ?

how the elements and processes of the large natural environment interact

Evolution and change

Landscape evolves by tectonic processes and changes by Fluvial Processes

Pangea splitsSth America splits

from AfricaNazca subducts

under sth AmericanFluvial Processes

how a large natural environment is formed and changes over time

How have people used the landscape ?Trans Amazonian Highway - SettlersJari - ForestryCarajas - MiningShifting Cultivation - RanchingHow has the landscape affected the people ?Climate affects people Soils affect people Rivers and floods affect people

how people interact with a large natural environment

How did people see the landscape in the past ?

Use it as much as possibleHow do they see it now ?Look after it , use it How did certain perspectives change ?People saw it as fertile but learned that it was

notPeople saw it as a place to be used but now

want to save it.Indigenous views have not changed.

how people's perceptions of a large natural environment change over time.

Use names and stats wherever you can Write specifically Use a good intro for each answerREAD THE QUESTION !

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