HSC GEOGRAPHY 3 x 2 hour sessions per

HSC GEOGRAPHY 3 x 2 hour sessions per week The HSC Geography Exam §all questions are compulsory § 3 Essays §Up to 15 multiple choice questions §Up to 5 short answer questions §Stimulus Broadsheet with photos, maps, tables, graphs

Time to do course • • • 3 lessons per week Tight concentrated course schools start in previous term 4 Therefore, every TAFE lesson is important We have about 24 weeks to complete this course • … including assessments, research project, mapping skills and 3 major topics!

Advantages of TAFE Geography • • • I studied geography at Sydney TAFE for HSC new friends No uniforms No bells to end lessons Chance to work in an ADULT environment You will save money by coming to class…not shopping or going to movies!! • learn something new • new things to discuss… • Feel good about yourself when you succeed!

Disadvantages of TAFE Geography • You need to be self disciplined – study each night, listen in class, work out a study program and practice writing answers regularly • You need to turn up to class on time • You need to turn off your mobile phone in class • You need to turn off MP 3 players, i. Pods in class • Concentrating for 2 hour lessons can be hard. .

Equipment you will need • One geometric drawing compass • One clear 30 cm ruler • 3 lead pencils and sharpener • A 360º Protractor • Eraser • Highlight Pens • Small packet of coloured pencils eg. Derwent, Faber Castel or Crayola (not $2 shop varieties as these break easily)

Equipment continued…. • • • Biros 30 cm string Stapler A 4 Ring Binder Loose leaf paper or lecture pad – NOT EXERCISE BOOKS Plastic sleeves Flash Drive for saving work from the computer – suggest up to 1 GB if you like using graphics Glue Stick – DO NOT BUY CHEAP ONES – Uhu best brand! Calculator – spare batteries

TEXTBOOKS • YOU MUST BUY THE FOLLOWING: (1. ) Owens, D; J. Paine and G. Reid (2003) Macquarie Revision Guides HSC Geography (2. ) Stacey, Malcolm (2005) Atlas Skills Workbook. Longman Pearson • Optional – small World Atlas (eg. Purchase at Big W to save money)

Other useful textbooks – in library or buy second hand • Paine, John et. al. ( 2001) Senior Geography 2. Higher School Certificate Course. Macmillan. Melbourne. • Kleeman, G et. al. (2000) A Geography of Global Interactions 2. HSC Course. Heinemann. Melbourne.

Topics to be studied…. Preliminary course for those who have not completed Year 11 but important for Year 12 work HSC course - Ecosystems including two case studies - Urban Places including a case study of Sydney and research project - Economic Activity – Tourism – global study and case study - Fieldwork – compulsory and integral part of the course and possible separate exam questions - Senior Geography Project – urban issues - Mapping and Statistical skills – maps, tables, graphs, diagrams, photos, aerial photos, satellite images

Why study Geography? • Jobs that require geographic knowledge: - Travel consultants and operators - Local council employees eg. Planners, Catchment Management Officers - Architects and Landscape Designers - Surveyors - Cartographers (map makers eg. UBD street directory company or Lands Dept) - Bus, coach and taxi drivers - Tour Guides - National Parks Rangers and Forestry workers - Landscape Gardeners - Farmers, Vineyard Operators, Ski Resort workers

Issues in the news related to Geography? • • • Should Sydney drink treated sewage? Should we build more tollways in Sydney? Why are so many apartments being built in Sydney? Why is Australia in drought? What is the impact of a poor snow season? Why will I be FINED if I throw my cigarette butt in the street in Bankstown? • Why is smoking not allowed on Manly beach? • Why do we have separate coloured garbage bins in order to recycle our rubbish? • What do modern medicines have to do with Geography?

Issues unrelated to Geography? • Why is Paris Hilton using oxygen on this planet? • Why is George W Bush such an idiot? • …. ooops

Geography is about the earth and our relationship with it…. .

Finally…how do I study Geography? • Have a quiet area at home or go to the library each day/night • Use highlight pens to pick out important facts • Sticky notes to mark pages • stick reminder notes at eye level at home with vital facts written on them • Practice writing every day • Reading is not studying • Look at exam papers for last 5 years • If I do not have a computer – use the library or your local library – buy a USB drive!

How much study? • You need to study every day • At least 2 hours per day • Even if assignments are not due you should revise each lesson • Practice writing exam answers • Plan a study timetable and stick to it – see teacher or Counsellors on Ground Floor • Have a goal and stick to it! • YOU HAVE TO WANT TO DO IT OTHERWISE WORK FOR A YEAR then come back to us…

Study tips…. • Plastic post it notes…. . stick facts everywhere • Highlight then rewrite points without looking • Make up rhymes or phrases • Ask family/friends to quiz you facts…. • Rewrite sample answer essays… • Read, close book, rewrite…