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18 Cards in this Set
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Adapt |
adapting to a climate: painting homes to reflect light |
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Boreholes |
a deep hole drilled in the ground to find water |
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Biodiversity |
the range of plants and animals |
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Conservation farming |
a method of farming to reduce soil erosion and drought |
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Cultural Dilution |
the weakening of traditional cultures due to the introduction of western beliefs and languages |
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Desert |
an environment that receives less than 250mm of rainfall each year |
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Diguettes |
a line of stones laid along the contours of gently sloping farmland - magical stones |
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Drought avoidance |
plants that survive one season have a rapid life cycle and die after seeding |
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Drought tolerance |
plants that have mechanisms to survive drought |
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Drylands |
environments with an annual rainfall between 250mm and 500mm |
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Fauna |
animals |
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Flora |
plants |
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Hunting and Gathering |
finding edible plants and animals, traditionally part of the Aboriginal lifestyle |
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Indigenous population |
native population to the area |
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Kyoto Summit |
a global summit held in 1997 to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 5.2% by 2012 |
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Mitigate |
reduce climate change by reducing greenhouse emissions |
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Succulents |
plants that store water in their fleshy leaves, stems or roots |
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Windpumps |
create pressure to draw water from aquifers to the surface |
