Place and liveability
Understanding Places and Liveability
Follow the Inquiry Learning steps in this Study Guide to complete your assignment.
Read through your Assessment booklet and HIGHLIGHT all the QUESTIONS that you will need to research for an answer.
Do Activity 1 using the resources below to help you identify aspects of Place and Liveability that interests you:
- Geography NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 4 Years 7 and 8 textbook Chapter 7
- Here is the reference in APA format: Boddy, A. (2016). Geography NSW syllabus for the Australian curriculum stage 4 years 7 and 8 pack (textbook and interactive textbook). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Unit 2 Place and Liveability
- Here is the reference in APA format: Easton, M., Saldais, M., Dumovic, V., Carrodus, G., & Machar, C. (2017). Oxford Big Ideas Humanities 7 : Victorian Curriculum. Oxford University Press.
Here is the reference in APA format: Srivastava, G. (2022, Mar 22). What is Livability Index? Clicbrics. Retrieved August 21, 2024 from https://www.clicbrics.com/blog/what-is-livability-index |
Look up your country (for Activity 2) and/or city (for Activity 4).
Use World Book Online to find out some basics: location, population, climate, infrastructure, employment opportunities, health care, education opportunities etc.
Watch a video on how to use World Book Online.
Using Google? Be a smarter Google searcher!
Get specific in your Google searching, see examples below:
- “Global liveability survey”
- “Why [country/ city name] is a great place to live 2024″
- “housing affordability and [country/ city name]”
- “liveability index of [country/ city name]”
- “[country/ city name] liveability factors”
Now search for some verified sources using CREDO!
Watch a video on how to use CREDO.
Get specific in your Credo searching, see examples below:
- “[country/ city name] and education”
- “[country/ city name] employment rates”
- “[country/ city name] health care system”
- “[country/ city name] infrastructure”
For Activity 4, use World Book Online, CREDO or Google to locate and select TWO sources of primary and secondary information on the liveability factors of your city. Take notes in your Assessment booklet.
Search terms might include:
- [name of your city] AND employment opportunities
- [name of your city] AND education access
- [name of your city] AND health care access
- [name of your city] AND transport infrastructure
- [name of your city] AND sanitation infrastructure
- recent article about the liveability of [name of your city]
- recent article about the liveability factors of [name of your city]
- most liveable aspects of [name of your city] 2024
- reasons why [name of your city] is liveable 2024
Additional Online Sources
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