Year 12 · VCE / Outdoor and Environmental Studies
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Practice paper focus areas
- Exam 1 — Pre-human Australian environments; Indigenous relationships before colonisation; Early colonisation 1788-1859
- Exam 2 — Registered Aboriginal Parties; Conservation vs economic relationships; Conflict over commercial logging
- Exam 3 — Pillars of sustainability; Water, air and soil quality; Biodiversity as a health indicator
- Exam 4 — Indigenous land management; Flora and Fauna Guarantee Amendment Act 2019; Landcare and Trust for Nature
- Exam 5 — Post-Federation relationships; Franklin River campaign; Murray-Darling Basin water allocations
- Exam 6 — Urbanisation as a threat; Wellbeing benefits of outdoor environments; Ramsar Convention
- Exam 7 — Biological isolation and geological stability; Pre-Federation land use; Little Desert campaign
- Exam 8 — Feral species in the Alpine National Park; Methods of influencing decision-makers; EPBC Act 1999
- Exam 9 — Climate change as a threat; Local vs international mitigation; Renewable energy debate
- Exam 10 — Mountain bike park conflicts; Recreation relationships; Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001
- Exam 11 — Indigenous relationships after colonisation; Changing non-Indigenous relationships over time; Lake Pedder campaign
- Exam 12 — Land degradation; Soil quality observations; Cultural burning
- Exam 13 — Southern Ocean whale hunting; International influence on relationships; Species biodiversity
- Exam 14 — Economic relationships with outdoor environments; Conflict resolution processes; Fire as a threat
- Exam 15 — Climatic variation in Australia; Gold rush era land use; Beginnings of environmentalism
- Exam 16 — Flood impacts on society; Air quality indicators; Interdependence of sustainability pillars
- Exam 17 — Land and water councils; Comparing Indigenous and non-Indigenous relationships; Ecosystem biodiversity
- Exam 18 — Historical time periods compared; Influence of social debates; Emotional wellbeing outcomes
- Exam 19 — Custodianship in contemporary Australia; Conflicting values of use; Threats to society
- Exam 20 — Australian environments before humans; Environmentalism to policy pathway; Observable characteristics of health
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