NSW Stage 6 Geography · Year 11 · Focus Area

# People, Patterns and Processes

Your study kit for the focus area — a study guide plus per-chapter study pages and activities across the diversity and extent of human activity: settlement, infrastructure, economic activity, and cultural patterns.

7 chapters NESA 2022 Case & place studies Facts verified
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## 📘 People, Patterns and Processes — Study Guide

The master revision hub: key concepts, all the case & place studies, a concept matrix, the skills you apply, essay practice, a self-test and a glossary.

### The seven chapters

7.1

## The Diversity and Extent of Human Activity

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Study page
Full content to read & revise
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Activities
Printable student handout
7.2

## Patterns of Settlement

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Study page
Full content to read & revise
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Activities
Printable student handout
7.3

## Patterns of Infrastructure

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Study page
Full content to read & revise
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Activities
Printable student handout
7.4

## Economic Activity — Agriculture

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Study page
Full content to read & revise
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Activities
Printable student handout
7.5

## Economic Activity — Industrial Production

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Study page
Full content to read & revise
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Activities
Printable student handout
7.6

## Spatial Patterns of the World's Indigenous Peoples

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Study page
Full content to read & revise
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Activities
Printable student handout
7.7

## Spatial Patterns of the World's Languages

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Study page
Full content to read & revise
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Activities
Printable student handout

### Interactive maps & GIS — ArcGIS

Free, curriculum-linked mapping tools and map-based lessons — ideal for the spatial-pattern chapters (settlement, agriculture, industry, Indigenous & language distributions).

- Esri Australia — GIS for Schools (free: ArcGIS Online, MapMaker, ready-to-go lesson gallery): esriaustralia.com.au/community/education/schools
- Human Geography GeoInquiries — 15-minute interactive-map activities (population, migration, urbanisation, agriculture): ArcGIS StoryMaps collection
- ArcGIS StoryMaps — explore and build map-based stories: storymaps.arcgis.com

### In the news — NSW & Sydney

Current events that bring the focus area home to Sydney. News moves — check the date on each story before using it.

- 7.3 Infrastructure — Sydney Metro, Australia's biggest public-transport project: the Sydenham–Bankstown line converting a 130-year-old railway to driverless metro (due late 2026) and Metro West / Western Sydney Airport lines: sydneymetro.info
- 7.2 Settlement — Sydney's growth & housing: Greater Sydney ~5.33 million (+75,200 in 2024–25); housing supply under pressure, the west absorbing most growth: NSW Planning — Sydney housing supply forecast
- 7.3 / 7.5 — Western Sydney International Airport & the Aerotropolis: a new airport, metro line and $28b+ enabling infrastructure reshaping western Sydney: Sydney Metro — Western Sydney Airport Line

### First Nations — endorsed sources

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that materials in this suite may contain names, images or references to people who have died. Living cultures are discussed respectfully; use the endorsed sources below and consult your local AECG / community for classroom & assessment use.

- AIATSIS — aiatsis.gov.au (Map of Indigenous Australia, collections, education, cultural-sensitivity protocols)
- NITV / SBS Learn — sbs.com.au/learn (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander protocols guide for teachers)
- ABC Education — First Nations — abc.net.au/education
- NESA — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander principles & protocols · ICIP: Terri Janke & Co, True Tracks

### About this suite

Covers the People, Patterns and Processes focus area of the NESA Geography 11–12 Syllabus (2022): the diversity and extent of human activity, and spatial patterns of settlement, infrastructure, agriculture, industry and culture. Converted from earlier lessons; facts verified to public sources and figures redrawn (no textbook images reproduced).

Rose Bay Secondary College · HSC Geography · People, Patterns and Processes (student)
Aligned to the NESA Geography Stage 6 Syllabus (2022) · Current to the HSC 2026 cohort