Oe Sac 1

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What is Biological isolation?

Back 1

Biological isolation= As the landmass of Australia has been separated from the other continents of the world over the past 40 million years, the flora and fauna has evolved in isolation.

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What is geological stability?

Back 2

Geological stability= The last volcanoes on the continent of Australia were active many years ago compared with other continents. This, combined with very little geological activity, has led to Australia having soil poor in nutrients. The state of the soils has had an influence on the Australian flora and fauna as those who were unable to adapt were also unable to survive.

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What is Climatic variation?

Back 3

Australia experiences a relatively erratic climate in comparison to other continents of the world. There seems to be two main extremes, long, lean droughts in El Niño years and flooding rains in La Nina years. These periods can last from 1 – 10 years, this low level of predictability has had an impact on the adaptability and diversity of flora and fauna.

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Who are the Indigenous?

Back 4

Reconised as those people who are descendants of the first humans to live on the continent.

Front 5

What is the Indigenous relationship with nature before the european settlement?

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They perceived themselves to be Custodians of the land, and should look after it and protect it like it was their relative. They lived a Semi Nomadic lifestyle: They moved around, didnt stay in one place for more than a week, and left little to no impact. They did Fire-stick farming to clear the land for travel + regenerate growth of plants and seeds.

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What was the Indigenous Relationship after European settlement?

Back 6

They Educated people on how the aboriginal people used the land and the lands history, they gave Understanding form education centres gain a understanding of Australia environment and how to manage it.

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What was the European relationship with nature?

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People that came from overseas that were either european, British + Irish farmers, explorers, administrators and convicts. They viewed the land as A place of limitless supply of recourses; (no conservation needed “Terra Nulius’- free to take and own, and to make it feel more like home they Introduced new species which lead to impacts such as; Campaction and loss of native grasses and loss of top soil.

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What was the Increasiing population relationship with nature;

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Rapid increases in number of people in communities; generally from recourse boom. They viewed the land as a Economic value of the land and money that can be made from it- A place to go to become rich. They Mined and logged. Which lead to the depletion of recourses, Loss of habitat of native animals and wide spread erosion.

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What was the Industrialisation Relationship with nature?

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Industrialisation: Industrialisation is the process of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian (farming) society into an industrial one. They looked at the land for Economic value of the land and money that can be made from it. They toke out- Large scale recourse extraction which destroyed native flora and caused pollution through the engine of the train.

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What was the Nation building relationship with nature?

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Nation building: The process of constructing a national identity including the development of national myths as well as major infrastructure development. They Believed that humans can control nature, which lead to lakes and Rivers being dammed for irrigation which impacted the environment by competition of recourses + the transport and building of these buildings and dams caused pollution.