When & Where

History & Geography in HASS

History is the broader field encompassing all of human experience from the perspective of time. It is essential when studying history to look at location and relationships with places, which is Geography.

Geography focuses on human interaction with the physical environment from the perspective of space and provides the context for the events, themes and people of history. They are both important subjects in the changes of the Australian Curriculum. This makes it imperative to make the connections between the two subjects and the remaining subjects in the Humanities and Social Science (Civics & Citizenship, Economics and Business). 

One way of mapping this may be to look at the concepts and knowledge in History & the possible concepts in the AC: Geography.

Historical understandings: (ACARA)	Historical Knowledge (ACARA)	Geographical concepts (UK National Curriculum for Geography)
Evidence is the information obtained from sources that is valuable for a particular  inquiry	Yr 8 Overview Causes & effects of  contact between  societies  in the past	Interdependence is exploring the social, economic, environmental and political connections between places.
Continuity & change aspects of  the past that remained the  same over certain periods of  time are referred to as continuities.	Yr 7 Overview Movement of peoples in  the Ancient world	Physical and human processes is understanding how sequences of events and activities in the physical and human worlds lead to change in places, landscapes and societies.
Cause & effect used by  historians to identify chains of events and developments over time, short term and long term	Yr 9 Overview The extent of European imperial expansion & it’s influence	Space is knowing where places and landscapes are located, why they are there, the patterns and distributions they create, how and why these are changing and the implications for people.
Significance the importance  that is assigned to particular aspects  of the past, eg events, developments, movements and historical sites.	Yr 9 Overview The nature & significance  of the Industrial  Revolution	Environmental interaction and sustainable development is understanding that the physical and human dimensions of the environment are interrelated and together influence environmental change.
Empathy is an understanding  of the past from the point of  view of a particular individual  or group, including an  appreciation of the  circumstances they faced,  and the motivations, values  and attitudes behind their  actions	Yr 10 Overview The inter-war years, including the Treaty of Versailles	Interdependence is exploring the social, economic, environmental and political connections between places and understanding the significance of interdependence in change, at all scales.
Contestability occurs when particular interpretations  about the past are open to  debate, for example, as a  result of a lack of evidence  or different perspectives.	Yr 10 Overview Post-Cold War conflicts  eg: Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan	Cultural understanding and diversity is appreciating how people’s values and attitudes differ and may influence social, environmental, economic and political issues, and developing their own values and attitudes about such issues.