Yr 9 Geography - Notification For Yearly Exam 2021

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YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY

ASSESSMENT TASK 4 NOTIFICATION

Date of issue: Wednesday 13th October, 2021 (Term 4 Week 2)


Subject: Year 9 Geography
Title of task: Assessment Task 4 - Yearly Examination
Weighting: 25%
Date: Wednesday 3rd November 2021 (Period 1)
Components covered: Time:
- Environmental change and management
o Environments 50 minutes
o Environmental change
o Environmental management
o Investigative Study: Tweed Heads
- Geographic skills
o Reading and interpreting graphs and statistics
o Distance, scale, area reference, grid reference,
direction, bearing, aspect, longitude and latitude
o Gradient
o Cross section
o Area/Grid reference
o Types of photographs
o Weather maps
Task Description: Education Perfect
 15 Multiple Choice (15 marks)
 Short Answer Questions (15 marks)
 1 Extended Response Question (10 marks)
Equipment Needed for exam:
Calculator.
In this task you will be assessed on how well you:
 Use your own knowledge and information provided to you
 Communicate using relevant geographical terminology and concepts
 Apply geographical skills
 Present sustained, logical and well-structured responses
Outcomes - A student:
GE5-2 - explains processes and influences that form and transform places and environments
GE5-3 - analyses the effect of interactions and connections between people, places and
environments
GE5-4 - accounts for perspectives of people and organisations on a range of geographical issues
GE5-5 - assesses management strategies for places and environments for their sustainability
Text Reference:
Jacaranda Geoactive 2, NSW Australian Curriculum Stage 5: Chapters , Kate Thompson,
Cambridge.

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