Hunting and Survival
This famous curved hunting tool is often incorrectly thought to always return.
Boomerang
This sticky substance was used to attach stone heads to tools and weapons.
What is thermoplastic resin?
This traditional practice used controlled burning to manage the land.
Firestick farming
This invention acted as an extension of the arm and helped spears travel further.
Woomera
These stone structures trapped fish and eels in waterways.
Fish traps
Approximately what percentage of Australian native plants need fire to germinate?
70%
True or False:
Most Aboriginal boomerangs were designed to return to the thrower.
False
This substance could be made into knives, axes, spearheads and grinding tools.
Stone
Firestick farming attracted animals by encouraging the growth of what?
Grass and plants
Name two materials that could be used to tip a spear.
Stone, bone or shell
True or False:
Aboriginal people were among the first peoples in the world to grind seeds into flour.
True
Why did many Aboriginal groups move through different areas rather than stay in one place permanently?
To avoid over-harvesting resources and protect the environment.
Why would a woomera improve hunting success?
It allows a spear to travel further and with greater force and accuracy.
Aboriginal peoples used this well-known native plant oil to help treat infections.
Tea tree oil
Explain one way Aboriginal peoples demonstrated sophisticated environmental knowledge.