Introduction to Human Wellbeing in geography

Key inquiry questions to be
answered during this term.
1. What makes human wellbeing a geographical issue?
2. How can the spatial variations in human wellbeing and development be
measured and explained?
3. What are the economic, social and environmental impacts of variations
in development and human wellbeing?
4. How do governments, groups and individuals respond to inequalities in
development and human wellbeing for a sustainable future?

4 key focus areas of the content
1. Human wellbeing and development
- investigate ways of measuring and mapping human wellbeing and
development
1. Spatial variation in human wellbeing
- investigate causes, issues and consequences of spatial variations in
human well being
1. Human wellbeing in Australia
- investigate the reasons for and consequences of spatial variations in
human wellbeing in Australia
1. Improving human wellbeing
- investigate initiatives to improve human wellbeing in Australia and
other countries,

Activity: Matching glossary terms to definitions
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Activity: Describe your bedroom
(with a partner)
CONSIDER
• What are the features of your bedroom?
• What furniture does it have? Does it have a wardrobe? Is it a built-in
wardrobe?
• Does it have a lot of accessories? Trinkets? Decorations?
• Is the bed made-up with sheets? Blanket? Quilt? Pillow?
• Do you have a heater? Fan? Air conditioning?
• Does it have electronic equipment in it? Your laptop? TV? Bluetooth
speakers?
• Do you share your room with others?

Read through the
following slides & think
about how they compare
to your bedroom…

Alex, 9, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Alex does not go to school but spends his
time begging on the city streets. Most of
the time he sleeps outside, on an empty
bench or discarded sofa if her can find
one – otherwise on the pavement.
Source: James Mollison from Where Children Sleep

Kaya, 4, Tokyo, Japan
Kay’s bedroom is lined from floor to
ceiling with clothes and dolls. Kaya’s
mother makes all of Kaya’s dresses –
she usually makes 3 a month

Lamine, 12, Bounkiling Village, Senegal.
Lamine is a pupil at the Bounkiling village
Koranic school, where no girls are
allowed. At 6 every morning, the boys
begin work on the school farm.

Rhiannon, 14, Darvel, Scotland.
Rhiannon has had a Mohawk haircut
like her parents’ since she was 6. She
and her family and friends are part of
the punk subculture and have formed a
supportive community where they all
look out for each other

Bilal, 6, Wadi Abu Hindi, The West Bank
Bilal and his family are Bedouin Arabs.
Their home is a one-roomed shack they
built themselves in Wadi Abu Hindi on
the West Bank

Erlen, 14 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Erlen slept on the floor of her favela
abode in Rio de Janeiro until the late
stages of her pregnancy

Tristan, 7, New York, USA
Tristan lives with his father, a
filmmaker, and his mother, a pop
culture writer in Manhattan, New York.
He attends an Eco-School where no
religious holidays are observed. His
favourite food is bacon and he has pizza

Jyoti, 14, Makwanpur, Nepal
Jyoti left school at a young age in order to
become a domestic worker, but she was
treated so badly she ran away and now lives
with one of her sisters in the Nepalese
countryside where she works in the fields.
The family sleeps on mats on the mud floor
with an open fire for cooking and warmth Source: James Mollison from Where Children Sleep

Joey, 11, Kentucky, USA
Joey regularly accompanies his father
on hunts. He owns two shotguns and a
crossbow and made his first kill- a deer
– at the age of 7. Even his teddy bear
was camoflagued.

Nantino, 15, Lisamis, Northern Kenya
Nantino is a member of the Rendille
tribe. She has 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
Her home in Lisamas is a tent-like dome
made from cattle hides and plastic, with
little room to stand

Activity: Reflection questions
(class discussion)
1. What aspects of these images highlight the differences in the wellbeing of
young people around the world?
2. What do you think are the causes of such disparity in the wellbeing of these
young people?
3. What do you think are the consequences of this disparity?
4. Do you think it’s possible to have a high level of wellbeing despite having very
few material possessions and a relatively low income/wealth? Justify your
response.

Human wellbeing,
Development &
Poverty
Copy this heading.

What is human well being &
development?
Copy this subheading and make a list of words or short
sentences that come to your mind

Watch the following clip
& add information to your mind map:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwgZQ1DqG3w

Wellbeing is defined as the ability of
people to access the things they need in
order to live happy, healthy and
contented lives.
Definition of human wellbeing:

Development refers to those factors
(economic, social and political changes)
that improve the wellbeing of people.
Changes include health and education, as
well as access to essential services.
Definition of development:

Summarise this slide into 3 to 4 points
in your notes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfOgdj4Okdw

What has been done to achieve these SDGs?
1. Scroll down to this link here https://sdgs.un.org/goals
2. Select ONE sustainable development goal you are interested in and outline
the targets and indicators and what is being done to achieve this (events)
3. Create a brief summary and comment it on today’s MS teams post’s
“comment section” by following the format below.
FORMAT
Your name
SDG 1: No poverty
- A summary of the targets
- A summary of indicators used to track targets
- A summary of events occurring to meet this goal

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