Year 10 HASS – Term 2 (WA Curriculum): Global Wellbeing, Environmental Management and Democratic Governance

What this unit covers

In Term 2, Year 10 HASS in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Global Wellbeing, Environmental Management and Democratic Governance”.

Students explore spatial variations in human wellbeing, environmental management responsibilities, and the role of democratic systems in addressing global challenges through geographical analysis.

Lesson sequence (30 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. Mapping Global Wellbeing: Introduction to Human Development Indicators
2. Measuring What Matters: GDP per capita vs Quality of Life Indicators
3. The Human Development Index: Comparing Nations Through Data
4. Material vs Non-Material Wellbeing: Understanding Different Measures
5. Australia's Wellbeing Profile: Analysing National Development Indicators
6. Choosing a Comparison Country: Selecting a Less Economically Developed Nation
7. Environmental Factors in Development: Land Suitability and Natural Resources
8. Climate's Role in Development: How Weather Patterns Shape Wellbeing
9. Social Factors Affecting Development: Culture, Population and History
10. Economic Factors in Spatial Variation: Income Inequality and Resource Access
11. Case Study Analysis: Comparing Australia with Bangladesh's Development Patterns
12. Education Access: Examining Spatial Inequalities in Learning Opportunities
13. Healthcare Geography: Mapping Access to Medical Services
14. Employment Opportunities: Geographic Distribution of Work and Income
15. Food Security: Analysing Access to Fresh Food Across Different Regions
16. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Relationships: Cultural Burning Practices
17. Conservation vs Development: Examining Competing Environmental Priorities
18. Economic Growth vs Environmental Sustainability: Analysing Decision-Making Trade-offs
19. Environmental Management Responsibilities: Stakeholder Roles and Implications
20. Collecting Wellbeing Data: Survey Methods and Questionnaire Design
21. Primary vs Secondary Sources: Evaluating Development Information
22. Analysing Development Data: Identifying Patterns and Relationships
23. Multiple Perspectives on Development: Comparing Different Viewpoints
24. Data Representation: Creating Maps, Graphs and Tables for Wellbeing Analysis
25. Critical Evaluation: Assessing Reliability of Development Statistics
26. Missing Voices: Identifying Gaps in Development Data and Perspectives
27. Predicting Development Trends: Using Data to Forecast Future Patterns
28. Comparing Evidence: Substantiating Claims About Development Differences
29. The Changing Nature of Development: Why Findings Are Tentative
30. Synthesis Project: Presenting Spatial Variations in Global Wellbeing

Curriculum codes in this unit

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Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 2

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 2 runs from Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July — 11 weeks for WA public schools. With 30 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.