sose exam Flashcards
What is the goal of social sciences?
- use higher order thinking to ask why things happen
- develop a sense of personal, community, national and global identity
- equip students with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to participate as responsible citizens
What is the difference between pledeians and petritions
Pledeians- person of lower status
Petritions- part of aristocracy
What are the three strands in social science?
Australia as a Nation
Colonial Australia
Ancient History
What is the importance of the Melbourne Declaration?
It’s a move towards an Australian Curriculum
What system did the Ancient Greeks invent?
Democracy
What period of history are we referring to when talking about the Australian Colonies?
A) 1660-1700
B) 1770-1900
C) 1889-1900
B) 1770- 1900
Which country colonized Australia?
A) Canada
B) America
C) England
D) none of the above
C) england
Define divergent thinking?
Divergent thinking requires discussion and students are given the opportunity to create possible solution/responses (inquiry thinking)
What is citizenship?
The state of being a citizen of a particular social, political or national community
When were aboriginal people given the right to vote
A) 1962
B) 1966
C) 1968
A) 1962
What were some impacts that led to the federation of Australia?
Continental congresses
Define convergent thinking
Convergent thinking is a standard type of question with a standard type response
Define civics
A knowledge of government
What is a colony?
A colony is a group of people that migrate from one land to another and claim it as their own
What are the three steps you take when deconstructing a picture?
1) comprehension
- > what’s the picture about?
2) analysis
- > pulling the picture apart
3) interpretation
- > looking benief the obvious part of the picture and constructing meaning
What are the key concepts of geography?
Space Place Environment Interconnection Change Scale Sustainability
What do we need to learn about maps?
Knowing the lay of the land (topography),
Knowing the relationships between buildings, roads, river systems etc.
Watt are the three different types of assessment?
Diagnostic
Summative
Formative
What do these acronyms stand for?
- QCAR
- ACARA
Queensland Curriculum Assessment and Reporting
Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority
What are some sustainability issues?
Political
Social- migration
Economical- resource exploitation
Religious and cultural- acknowledgement/ respect of cultures
What are some different types of maps?
Topographic
Street
Physical- height represented through contour lines or shading
What does: GIS GPS & GLC
Stand for?
GIS Geography Information System
GPS Global Positioning System
GLC Global Learning Center
What is geography about?
Place, space and change
What are four ways a scale can be expressed?
Ratio, fraction, statement and linear
