Geography explores the relationships and connections between people and their natural and cultural environments. Geography investigates the ways in which features are arranged on the Earth’s surface and describes and explains the patterns and processes that create them. Ākonga learn to think spatially and use maps, visual images and new technologies to obtain, present and analyse information. Geography can be studied at tertiary level as a science or humanities subject. It leads to a wide variety of careers in environmantal and urban planning and the public sector.
In Geography, ākonga consider the question of what is where, why there and why care in relation to topics about te taiao, both here in Aotearoa and globally. Te taiao consists of all things that make up the surrounding environment. This includes natural features such as rivers, mountains and landforms, as well as the cultural features of people, buildings and infrastructure. Te taiao can exist at different scales and can be located wherever we place ourselves. Ākonga will learn to think spatially and to use maps, visual images, inquiry processes, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to obtain, analyse, and present information.
No prior learning needed.
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