Samoa Fieldtrip 2012 curriculum links

Geography 1.1
Demonstrate geographic understanding of environments that have been shaped by extreme natural event(s)
• natural and cultural characteristics (features) of the environments that make them vulnerable to the extreme natural event(s)
• natural processes that operate to produce the extreme natural event(s)
• effects of the extreme natural event(s) on the natural environments
• effects of the extreme natural event(s) on the cultural environments
• how different groups of people have responded to the effects of the extreme natural event(s).

Geography 1.3
Demonstrate geographic understanding of the sustainable use of an environment
• describing how and why people use the selected environment
• describing the consequences of this use on people and environment
• describing the sustainability, or otherwise, of the selected environment with continued use.

Geography 3.2
Analyse a cultural process
• the operation of the cultural process
• spatial and temporal variations found in the cultural process
• factors that have brought about change in the cultural process
• effects of the cultural process on people and places.

History 2.4
Examine perspectives and responses of, and demonstrate empathy for, people in an historical setting
Perspective is a frame of reference for viewing and interpreting experiences, actions, points of view, attitudes and beliefs. Perspectives can lead to actions, just as actions reflect perspectives.

History 2.5
Examine how a force or movement in an historical setting influenced people’s lives, in an essay
Examples of historical movements include: suffrage, temperance, Mau in Western Samoa, Muslim League, Viet Minh, Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Sons of Liberty, Kīngitanga, Kōhanganui, Kotahitanga, McCarthyism, pan-Slav movement, Young Italy.

Travel and Tourism Level 3

Demonstrate knowledge of Pacific Island countries as tourist destinations
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify the geographical location of Pacific Island countries and locate key cities on a map; identify and describe attractions, activities and events in Pacific Island countries; identify and describe air transport and related services available to tourists travelling to and within Pacific Island countries; identify and describe ground product and related services available to tourists in Pacific Island countries; identify travel products which can be pre-purchased in New Zealand, and their suppliers; and provide travel information for visitors to Pacific Island countries.