with the physical environment that sustains them developing the ability to identify ecosystems at all scales‚ from a small patch of vegetation to the earth’s biosphere developing the capacity to identify and describe the major biomes of Australia and the world‚ and explaine their spatial distribution understanding the relationship between climate soils and vegetation. Geographical understanding and context Biomes are major world ecosystems characterised by distinctive climates
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Weakness The downturn in the international financial crisis has compounded Australia’s tourism industry. Relevant departments recently predicted that Australia will be reduced by inbound tourists this year‚ more than 4% the past 20 years Australian tourism industry is facing the most severe blow. Australian Bureau of Statistics data released ‚2007-2008 Australian tourism contribution to gross domestic product was 3.6%‚ while this proportion was 4.7% previously. Therefore‚ the tourism industry
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In Australia‚ homelessness is a widespread problem. Various researchers reported that homeless person is someone who bears the massive burden of economic and mental illness as well as high rates of acute medical services. This paper aims to present an outline of homelessness in Australia along with the conditions of common health issues present among the vagrant people and the provision of clinical care and unemployment to the homeless population. Relevant political traditions related to homelessness
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In contemporary Australia‚ the history of colonisation has had its own adverse dramatic effect on the indigenous societies. Colonisation has mostly affected the cultural and economic life of the indigenous people‚ particularly their central relationship with land and waters. Tribal enterprise began to increase considerably during the 1990s across Australia. It was not until 1992 that the High Court in Australia made a popular decision in Mabo v Queensland (No2) [1992] 175 CLR1‚ which held that the
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taken in class covering 10 multiple choice questions and short answer questions It will not be an open book test 3 hour examination testing understanding of concepts and techniques. Students will need to apply these to a case study. Further information regarding the format of the exam will be made available prior to the exam. It will be an open book exam Students will work in groups of 5-6 (students will be allocated to a group in week 1) Proposal (5%) Groups are required to submit a report
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concerning Australian national identity. Australia needs to alter its national identity and fast‚ so as to enable all inhabitants of Australia to feel at home with their identity. Currently‚ Australian national identity still entails an anti-authoritarian‚ patriarchal‚ predominantly white model that was instigated during the colonial times. This model includes the dominant representations of mates‚ bush‚ and beer – thus silencing the indigenous roots of Australia‚ women and the different ethnicities
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INEQUALITY ON ACCESS TO SOCIALLY VALUED RESOURCES IN ONE SOCIETY Equality often implies an equality of opportunity to access what society has to offer. Typically this includes access to socially values resources‚ such areas as health‚ education‚ employment opportunities and political representation. Over the years‚ Australian society has been described by people as a "working man ’s paradise‚ ’the land of the fair go ’‚ and an egalitarian society. However‚ there has been evidence of inequality of groups
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Australia’s population are immigrants from around two hundred different countries. On the ‘Come to Australia’ website‚ a website designed to encourage immigrants‚ it claims that “Australians’ value the wealth of cultural diversity and the social sophistication that international immigrants bring to our communities.” However‚ I have seen otherwise and this type of discrimination in such a ‘tolerant’ society is unacceptable. According to Dr. Murray from the American Psychological Association‚ humans
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A Story of Australia Australia is a country known for its surf beaches‚ koalas‚ and kangaroos‚ the Great Barrier Reef‚ iconic laid back lifestyles and much more. But how did this unique country and continent down under begin‚ and become what it is today? Aboriginals themselves have existed in Australia on the land for an estimated 60‚000 years. Recently‚ their diverse and complex history as truly been discovered. Dispersed throughout Australia‚ there were 600 tribes spread out‚ all living off the
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Peter Lucas ENG 1301 11/18/2014 Illiteracy in Australia In today’s world‚ knowledge is an important factor in the development of any country. And a low functional illiteracy rate is always a sign of a very humanly developed country as humans is what should be focused on by a government in order to advance in their country’s development. Australia is one of the developed countries‚ therefore‚ it should have a low functional illiteracy rate. However‚ Australia has an astonishing functional illiteracy rate
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