Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River Catchment - Stage 6 Geography

This excursion explores the Human-Environment Interactions Year 11 Geography topic. Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River Catchment provide an excellent setting to explore a natural harbour, and a crucial watershed, that form a complex geographic region, shaped by natural processes and human activity. The harbour and catchment have been impacted by historical land-use changes, heavy industrial use, and urban development. These uses have presented a range of challenges from pollution, urban runoff, and habitat degradation. Sustainable management strategies and habitat restoration efforts are being implemented to continue to improve water quality, biodiversity and the overall health of the river and the harbour.

Syllabus Content

A Geographic region (Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River Catchment)

• The spatial dimensions and nature of a chosen geographic region, which may be of local or regional scale
• Unique characteristics of the natural environment, including physical processes and natural cycles influencing the nature of the region
• Human–environment interactions and evidence of change
• Challenges, opportunities and responses
• The effectiveness of people and organisations in managing ONE challenge at a selected place, within the region

Geographical Tools

Fieldwork

• Formulate geographical questions for investigation
• Identify, collect and record geographical data and information
• Construct a log of events and activities that records the development of a fieldwork activity
• Synthesise and interpret fieldwork data
• Evaluate a fieldwork activity

Cost

$35 per student + GST (38.50)

Minimum booking size

Excursions need a minimum of 15 students to run. 
Please contact us if you have a class smaller than 15 and we can try to combine with a second school.