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Notes
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.
Learning outcomes
Synthesise and explain how the fundamental physical, chemical, and biological processes change the earth's surface over time, including how they affect and shape landforms, ecosystems, weather and climate.
Identify, evaluate and describe the relative contributions of natural and human processes to changes in the Earth's lithosphere, pedosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere and describe the implications for ecosystem productivity.
Analyse the natural resources required to support ecosystems, the human impact on these natural resources and ecosystems, and their sustainable management.
Collect and use observations to examine, visualise and map how the processes regulating the Earth System operate in the real world.
Describe the role of modelling for understanding how natural and human processes influence the Earth System and evaluate the utility of modelling for prediction for a variety of applications.
Understand the science involved in modelling future environments, based on our past and present understanding of Earth's surface processes.
Teaching approach
Assessment
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Workload requirements
Learning resources
Other unit costs
Costs are indicative and subject to change.
The field trip has anapproximate cost of $200 (this unit is currently being redeveloped for $2020). A limited number of fieldtrip scholarships are available via application to the Unit Coordinator. Alternative assessment is available for students with special consideration.
Availability in areas of study
Earth science
Environmental science
Geographical science