Outdoor environments before people
What are the 3 characteristics that shaped Australia
Biological isolation
Geological stability
Climatic variation
Name the Nation and people's land we are meeting on right now
Kullin, Wathaurong
Name a perception from early colonisation
fear, opportunity
What are the 3 events that occurred that created environmental movements in Australia
The Little Desert Dispute
The flooding of Lake Pedder
Stopping the damming of the Franklin River
when discussing relationships you must refer to
Perception, interaction, impact
Define endemic
a feature or species that is unique to a defined geographic area
Commonly recognised as the creator spirit in Victoria and what animal form did they take on?
Bunjil, eagle halk
The gold rush occurred in which of the non-indigenous time periods studied in Unit 3 AOS1
Gold Rush began in 1852 - approximately 60 000 people had arrived by 1858
Early Colonisation - 1788-1859
Pre-Federation - 1860-1900
Post-Federation - 1901-1990
What was the Political Party that started off the back of Lake Pedder and became reality after the Franklin River and who was the first leader?
The Greens, Dr Bob Brown
Define Custodianship
Indigenous peoples regard Country as family, they have therefore protected the land and guarded it for its own wellness
Prior to Australia being an independent content it was a part of one of 2 mega continents. What was the name of that continent? bonus if you know what the continent was refered to when it was one land mass
Gondwana
Pangaea
give an example of a relationship Indigenous people leaving in the Kullin Nation would have had
interaction - hunter gathering for middens or sea food
impact - fairly minimal as only taken what is needed and moving on regularly. Left behind shells and bones or scars from small fires
During the Pre-Fed period 3 key events happened...what were they?
Industrialisation - more efficient labour systems and creation of machinery
Working conditions - improved conditions resulting in more stable labour markets
National Parks - the first national parks declared in Victoria included Tower Hill - Warrnambool, Mount Buffalo and Wilsons Prom
What are our first and second motivations for land use
Secondary - identity and nationalism
Which Environmental Movement was successful?
Damming the Franklyn River
Give 4 examples of adaptations Australia flora and fauna have to survive our environment
dark green leaves - limits sunlight so they don't burn
shallow root systems - requires less moisture
soft feet - no compaction
kangaroos - paused pregnancy when resources like food and water low
Animals surviving off low nutrient foods
marsupials light in colour to match sandy areas
heath bushes, low to grounds, twisted help survive in windy coastal areas
how long, according to Nelson textbook, is there evidence of indigenous people living in Australia?
at least 60 000 years
What are 2 impacts, must be identified in Unit 3 AOS , by Post-Federation groups?
Salinity and land degradation, road and rail, water, introduced species,
Name 2 parties involved in the Little Desert dispute
Local farmers
Victorian National Parks Association
Land conservation council
Lands Minister and Minister for Conservation
Victorian Environmental Assessment Council
Libs leader Henry Bolt - Land Control Council
Name an example of Australian Megafauna
Diprotodon optatum
Thylacoleo carnifex
Megalania (Varanus priscus)
Procoptodon goliah
Genyornis newtoni
Palorchestes
Name 5/6 time periods of Australia before humans
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
Quaternary
Name a practice used prior to Non-Indigenous settlement to maintain the land and what it is called in contemporary times
Fire stick farming - cool burns
using Popes Eye, built 1880, as your starting point what is a relationship the Pre-Federation group had with Port Phillip Bay
Perception - window to the bay and a way to keep an eye out for possible invasions.
Interaction - developed a base in the middle of the bay to help monitor the entry to Port Phillip to ensure no war ships slipped into the bay
Impact - eventually abandoned the station was over taken by Australia Fur Seals, caused sand to bank up in the middle of the bay creating a shallow inlet in the middle of the bay.
Which Former Prime Minister support the Prevention of damming Franklin River? and what party did he represent
Bob Halk - Labour
Bob Halk - Labour
Name and give the year range for the Non-Indigenous Australian starting from 1788 to 1990.
1. Early colonisation (1788–1859)
2. Pre-Federation (1860–1900) (Covered next week)
3. Post-Federation (1901–1990) (Covered next week)