Water Values
What does the word perception mean?
How someone sees or understands something.
What is irrigation?
Answer: Supplying water to crops or farmland.
In which Australian state is Budj Bim located?
Answer: Victoria (south-west Victoria).
Name one way people use the Brisbane River today.
Answer: Transport, recreation, tourism or other city activities.
What does describe mean in an exam question?
Answer: Give details about features or characteristics.
Name one recreational use of water.
Answer: Swimming, boating, fishing, surfing or water sports.
Name one cultural use of water.
Answer: Traditional fishing, gathering food or cultural ceremonies.
Which First Nations People created and managed the Budj Bim aquaculture system?
Answer: The Gunditjmara People.
Name one change made along the river during urban development.
Answer: Roads, bridges, buildings, concrete riverbanks or other infrastructure.
What is evidence from an image?
Answer: A visible detail that supports your answer.
What is an economic value of water?
Answer: Water supports jobs, businesses, farming or electricity production.
Why is water important to hydroelectricity?
Answer: Flowing water can be used to generate electricity.
Which animal did the Gunditjmara trap and farm at Budj Bim?
Answer: Short-finned eels.
What is one negative effect of pollution on the Brisbane River?
Answer: Reduced water quality or harm to plants and animals.
What does explain mean in an exam question?
Answer: Show how or why something happens, giving reasons.
Why might two groups value the same river differently?
Answer: Their needs, cultures, experiences and beliefs may differ.
Give two ways water supports people’s quality of life.
Answer: For example, health and drinking water; recreation and relaxation.
Name two structures used to manage water at Budj Bim.
Answer: Stone channels, dams and fish traps.
Give one positive action that helps protect the river.
Answer: Revegetation, habitat restoration, monitoring water quality or better waste management.
When comparing two images of the Brisbane River, what should you identify?
Answer: Visible changes over time, such as vegetation, buildings, bridges and riverbanks.
Compare how a farmer and a person jet skiing value water.
Answer: A farmer values water for irrigation and growing food; a jet skier values it for recreation and enjoyment.
Explain how water can have both economic and cultural value.
Answer: It can support farming, jobs and income while also holding cultural and spiritual connections to Country and identity.
Explain why Budj Bim is both culturally important and an example of sustainability.
Answer: It reflects Gunditjmara knowledge, identity and ongoing connection to Country; water was managed to catch and store eels while caring for the environment over generations.
Explain two ways urban development changed the river environment and their impacts.
Answer: For example, clearing vegetation removed habitat; roads and buildings increased stormwater runoff and pollution; concrete banks altered natural riverbanks.
Give a strong answer structure for describing a human impact on a river.
Answer: Name the change, describe evidence from the source, explain the impact, and use accurate geographical terms.