S6 Global Sustainability - Beef Industry
Global Economic Activity
As part of the Global Sustainability topic for Stage 6 Geography, students explore sustainability, principles of ecologically sustainable development, challenges for achieving global sustainability, and evaluating and monitoring sustainability. Students undertake a case study of one economic activity.
This field trip provides students with an in-depth understanding of the global beef industry. It analyses the sustainability of beef production using the four pillars of sustainability-economic, social, cultural and environmental. The fieldwork outlines how beef farming can contribute to rural economies, the cultural significance of beef in certain regions, and the social benefits of cattle by-products. It also emphasises the substantial environmental challenges, particularly in terms of methane emissions and soil degradation, and addresses mitigation strategies.
This trip enables students to address some of the mandatory fieldwork requirements of the HSC course.
Learning experiences
The Global sustainability - Beef Industry field trip allows students to undertake practical fieldwork activities to evaluate the sustainability of beef farming practices, including:
- Land capability analysis
- Dam sustainability assessments.
- Ecological evaluations on farms.
- Cattle hoof observation/weight estimation and estimation of impact on paddocks.
- Interpretation of soil profiles and observations of topography.
Students will develop use of a range of geographical tools such as:
- Interpreting aerial photographs.
- Interpreting cadastral maps.
- Interpreting precis maps.
- Interpreting photographs.
Syllabus outcomes and content
- Stage 6 Geography - Students study ONE global economic activity:
- Beef Industry
For the global economic activity studied, students:
- Evaluate the sustainability of the activity, using one or more criteria.
- Examine a range of strategies for sustainability.
- Critically analyse ONE strategy.
Department of Education Schools $15 per student - GST free
Non-gov Schools - $30 per student - GST free, minimum charge $650