OUTDOOR ED EXAM REVISION Unit 3 AOS1 Plate Tectonics: ⁃ Pangaea ⁃ 160 million years ago Pangaea split forming Laurasia and Gondwana 3 factors that have influenced the evolution of Australia… Biological Isolation: Flora and fauna has been able to adapt over millions of years in isolation. It has been able to adapt without the influence of predators. That is why Australian fauna is very susceptible to introduced species. EG. The fact that Kangaroos have roamed around for many years
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During the time of European settlement between 1750 and 1918‚ there were a number of effects on the Aboriginal people living in Canberra. The major effect was the decline of the Aboriginal population within the area. This decline was mainly due to the introduction of diseases such as smallpox and measles and the incline of the Aboriginal peoples hunting experiences resulting in less food. I believe that the European settlement caused the Aboriginal population within Canberra to significantly decrease
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Bielefeld (2014) argues that Australia’s history of failing to protect Indigenous peoples from racially discriminatory legislation‚ and the problem of cultural racism remains in contemporary law and policy today. The First Peoples of Australia have experienced extreme trauma at the hands of the Government. The effects of colonisation and past policy eras continue to impact on the health outcomes of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples today‚ and also limits the capacity for trustful
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Mabo Practice Essay Tina Tran 210147 Theme: ‘Mabo is a film about pride.’ Discuss The 1992 Landmarks High Court case abolishing the doctrine of ‘Terra Nullius’; the foundation of Australia’s settlement paved way for the ‘Native Title Act 1993’. Following the 20 year commemoration of the Mabo decision‚ the 2012 telemovie ‘Mabo’ directed by Rachel Perkins was released. It depicts the life of Murray Islander man and activist Eddie Koiki Mabo and his family in his grueling fight for land rights. Pride
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islands before the white people settled. This act was very successful leading to the High Court deciding that the Murray Islanders were entitled to possession‚ occupation‚ enjoyment and use of the lands. The Mabo Decision overturned the concept of Terra Nullius (‘the land belonging to no one’) meaning the Australians recognised that the native title still
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TERRITORIAL CLAIMS BY THE PHILIPPINES 1. Sabah / North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books‚ Malaysian’s probably too‚ have not mentioned about the Philippines’ stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand‚ the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since
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Religion and Belief Systems in Australia post-1945 1.1 Contemporary Aboriginal Spiritualties Kinship and the Dreaming The Dreaming is the key concept underpinning all aspects of Aboriginal spirituality and‚ indeed‚ all facets of traditional Aboriginal life. At its basis is an ancient event whereby the ‘sky heroes’ (ancestral spirit beings) formed everything upon the earth (oceans‚ mountains‚ rocks‚ insects‚ animals etc) from a featureless‚ never-ending plain. Yet the dreaming exists in the
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Unlike land rights‚ native title recognises the validity of aborigional territorial laws already existing prior to eurpoean settlement.When british colonists declared australia terra nullius‚ native title rights were automatically extinguished under state and federal law. Today‚ native title‚ while not giving actual land ownership title‚ allows under specific and restricted conditions‚ some access to ancestral lands. This facilitates
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assertion of roman law for the legitimating alienated empires by colonisers. She explained it by a wonderful example that when the English settlers conquered the Americas the used “occupied” instead of “conquer” which based on the roman principle of “terra nullius” the idea that previously empty wastelands could be settled without
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“This is the welfare generation‚ and that is incredibly sad. That will be judged in history as being far worse; I believe‚ than the stolen generation‚ because we are literally losing thousands and thousands of our indigenous brothers and sisters to the effect of welfare- drugs‚ gunja‚ low morale‚ alcoholism. I see it every day and it can stop. The solution is education‚ training and a guaranteed opportunity.” – Andrew Forrest Andrew Forrest suggests that aboriginal Australians are worse off now
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