Unit 3
Relationships with
Outdoor Environment’s
Outdoor & Environmental Studies
Unit 3
Relationships with
Outdoor Environment’s
Historical Relationships with Outdoor Environments
* Outdoor & Environmental Studies * Revise Step-Up Week * Australia before humans * No Buildings * Forest Land * No Global Warming * No waste from human consumption
* Biological Isolation * Limited transfer from animals and plants from countries/land mass * Gondwana breaking up
* Geological Stability * Earthquake * Plates * Australia’s geological stability is good * New Zealand is unstable. Due to they are sitting on an unstable plate.
* Climate Variations * Weather/Climate * Effect flora & Fauna * Australia vs. Africa
* Compare Australia’s climate to Japan * Australia is very Humid compared to Japan * Japan’s summer is very hot. * Japan is very built up. With many buildings in most areas of Japan * Australia is very open
* Indigenous Relationships with the land * Respect of the land * Living with the land * Spiritual connection with the land
* Before European settlement * Aboriginal land use & it’s impact * Nomads followed seasonal foods * Impact Rest Areas * Fire Stick Farming – Burning Small areas * Revitalizes areas
* Changes after European Settlement * Introduced Species * Foxes * Rabbits * Kane Toads * Urbanization * Culture of Aboriginals thinned * Different Cultures * Technology * Climate Control * Pollution
* Aboriginal Culture * The Dreaming Aboriginal version of the bible * Wall Painting – Documents Connection to the dreaming
* Changes over time * 1992 – Mabo Aboriginals were recognized as traditional land owners * Aboriginal people as consultants & experts * Greater acceptance into society
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