VCE Geography case studies
VCE Geography · Put your knowledge to work in context.
VCE Geography is a Victorian Certificate of Education study accredited by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) for an accreditation period from 2022, with the study design document updated in April 2021. It is designed for senior secondary students in Victoria who are building a Units 1–4 sequence in geography, typically across Year 11 and Year 12, and who will sit an external end-of-year examination for the scored Units 3 and 4 sequence. The VCE Geography case studies are 5 cases and about 2,370 words.
1Population change in an ageing coastal town
A coastal town of 48,000 people has seen its median age rise from 41 to 47 in fifteen years. Net migration of people aged 18–29 is −900 per year, while net migration of people aged 60+ is +700 per year.
571 words, about 3 min2Melbourne's urban growth boundary and housing supply
A metropolitan planning authority must decide whether to expand the urban growth boundary (UGB) by 4,000 hectares to release land for 35,000 new dwellings over twenty years. Inside the existing boundary, there are 12,000 hectares of undeveloped land zoned for future residential use, but only 30% has planning approval and infrastructure connections.
415 words, about 2 min3Deforestation pressure in a tropical catchment
A tropical country's catchment of 1.2 million hectares contains 780,000 ha of primary forest. Between 2015 and 2023, forest cover fell by 6% per year, driven mainly by cattle pasture and soy expansion.
447 words, about 2 min4Coastal erosion and managed retreat
A coastal township of 3,200 people sits on a low sandy shoreline. Erosion has averaged 1.2 metres per year over the past two decades, but a recent storm cut back 15 metres in a single event.
403 words, about 2 min5Tourism carrying capacity in a heritage town
A historic town of 9,000 residents receives 1.8 million visitors per year, concentrated in a four-month season. Visitor numbers have grown 8% per year.
534 words, about 3 min