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Human Impacts
Module 8: Resource Management
how mining sites affect the environment, including Aboriginal cultural sites, and examine methods of rehabilitation
open-pit mining
underground mining methods
offshore and onshore drilling
case study: involvement of traditional owners in planning procedures, mining practices and restoration after mining operations cease
case study of an important Australian renewable or non-renewable resource
how the resource is found, extracted and/or managed
how the resource is used
whether the resource can be extracted and/or used sustainably
the past, present and future use and importance of the resource
management options for different types of solid waste
sustainability of a named waste management option
human activities that affect sustainability
overharvesting
water pollution
habitat removal or destruction
salinity (Yr 11)
introduced species
erosion
industrial wastewater, sewage, stormwater
Module 7: Climate Science
natural greenhouse effect versus anthropogenic greenhouse effects
influence that human activities may have had on the environment since the Industrial Revolution
increases in greenhouse gases
ocean acidification
flow-on effects of changes to climate
changing weather patterns
changes in glaciers, sea ice and ice sheets
changing range of species due to rising sea level
human-induced causes for the enhanced greenhouse effect
the burning of fossil fuels for energy
land use and land cover change
Module 6: Hazards
how human activities can contribute to the frequency and magnitude of some natural disasters
droughts or floods
bushfires
landslides