HSC Geography · NSW Stage 6 (2022)

# Human–Environment Interactions — Teacher Index

All teaching resources for the focus area: study pages, revision decks, activity handouts, teaching presentations and teacher lesson plans.

Teacher view
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this resource may contain names, images or references to people who have died.
👤 Share with students: send them the student home page (study pages, revision decks & activities only — no answers) and the master study guide. Teacher plans and teaching decks are for you.
⚠️ Cultural-content note (Part 14): the bushfire chapters include First Nations cultural burning. All materials carry the deceased-persons advisory and use only endorsed sources (AIATSIS, NITV, ABC Education) and land/Country imagery. For assessment use, seek local AECG and community guidance. 14.3 also involves loss of life — frame with care.
Part 12 · Land Cover Change

Chapter | Student | Teacher
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12.1 Natural & Human-Induced Change | study · slides · activities | teaching deck · lesson plan
12.2 Land Cover Change at a Global Scale | study · slides · activities | teaching deck · lesson plan

Part 13 · Climate Change

Chapter | Student | Teacher
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13.1 Characteristics | study · slides · activities | teaching deck · lesson plan
13.2 Causes | study · slides · activities | teaching deck · lesson plan
13.3 Impacts | study · slides · activities | teaching deck · lesson plan
13.4 Challenges, Opportunities & Responses | study · slides · activities | teaching deck · lesson plan

Part 14 · Contemporary Hazard: Bushfires

Chapter | Student | Teacher
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14.1 Bushfires | study · slides · activities | teaching deck · lesson plan
14.2 Mitigation Strategies | study · slides · activities | teaching deck · lesson plan
14.3 The Black Summer Fires (2019–20) | study · slides · activities | teaching deck · lesson plan

📚 Whole-topic revision: the master study guide gathers every case study, a study×concept matrix, essay scaffolds, HSC questions, a self-test and the glossary.
Resources & media · every chapter in one place
🎥 Each teaching deck now embeds a verified explainer video and inline links to the primary sources; each study page ends with a full “Resources, news & skills” section (sources, recent news and cross-links to the geographical tool-skills). All videos are oembed-verified; all sources are official/primary domains.

Chapter | ▶ Watch (verified) | Key sources
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12.1 Natural & Human-Induced Change | NASA: When Trees Fall (Landsat) | NASA Earth Observatory · DEA Land Cover
12.2 Land Cover Change (Global) | Nat Geo: Climate 101 — Deforestation | Kunming-Montreal GBF (30×30) · Global Forest Watch
13.1 Characteristics of Climate Change | NASA: Global Warming 1880–2022 | NASA GISTEMP · BoM/CSIRO State of the Climate
13.2 Causes of Climate Change | Nat Geo: Causes & Effects | Scripps Keeling Curve · IPCC AR6
13.3 Impacts of Climate Change | ABC: GBR coral bleaching | AIMS bleaching record · GBRMPA
13.4 Challenges, Opportunities & Responses | Grist: Paris Agreement explained | UNFCCC Paris Agreement · Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union
14.1 Bushfires | BTN: Bushfire Special · NITV: cultural burning | CSIRO bushfire basics · Firesticks Alliance · AIATSIS
14.2 Mitigation Strategies | ACT ESA: AFDRS explainer | Australian Fire Danger Rating System · NSW RFS hazard reduction
14.3 The Black Summer Fires (2019–20) | ABC: Black Summer, how it unfolded | Royal Commission (Natural Disasters) · NEMA · Climate Council

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