Sustainability
What location in Victoria near Wonthaggi has a eco-village?
The Cape
Name the environments we are visiting whilst studying observable characteristics?
Howqua Hills / Mt Buller
What are the 4 areas we look at when observing characteristics.
Air
Soil
Biodiversity
How do blackberries impact Howqua Hills and how may they continue to threaten?
Take space - nutrients - provide cover for feral species foxes / cats
Athestic value is a reason for healthy outdoor environments - how can this lead to better health?
Improved mental health - escaping hustle and bustle / mental health
Define Sustainability.
The ongoing capacity of earth to maintain all life.
Name 5 native animals in Howqua hills / Mt Buller
Koala, possum, mayfly, kangaroo, wombat, kookaburra, echidna, king parrots
Outline 2 initiatives that could happen in Mt Buller / Howqua Hills to maintain its health.
Signs, fences, boot cleaning stations, track maintenance, revegitation works, clean up days, weed removal days
Apart from Backberries - analyse another introduced specie and how it impacted Howqua Hills - Mt Buller.
Deer - getting of native plants and feed for other native animals such as wombats, kangaroos and wallabies. Erosion from Wallowing, also damage to spagnham bogs and peatlands hurting water quality and adequacy.
What are some individual reason for healthy outdoor environments?
Gain physical benefits from hiking and connection with the environment could lead to better spiritual and emotional well-being.
If sustainably is to be achieved what three pillars need to be considered equally.
SEE Society / Economy / Environment
Evaluate Water quality?
Must have at least 4 justifications
Low turbidity - free flowing - cold - PH 7.5 in alpine river - mayfly larve present - no smell of hydrogen sulfide
Name 5 native plants at Howqua Hills / Mt Buller
River red gum - mat rush - wattle - blackwoods - native grasses - water ferns - bracken fern - eucalyptus.
Climate Change continues to be a threat to Howqua Hills / Mt Buller - analyse?
Decreased snow fall = less habitat for pigmy possums and alpine grasses - leads to less water in nearby howqua hills impacting water quality and adequacy - less native vegation due to less snow melt.
Explain how education can benefit from healthy outdoor environments?
More native plants, animals and ecosystems to use learn from and about.
Name two critiques of Sustainability and explain one of them
developing nations - Cost
The cost of sustainable products (solar, electric cars, water tanks) is still to high for the common household to afford
Evaluate Air quality?
Must have at least 4 justifications
No smell of Sulfur dioxide - clear skys at night - see neighboring mountain ranges - smells fresh - no signs of smog/smoke
Evaluate Soil quality and adequacy?
Must have at least 4 justifications
Humus - micro-organisms - worms - pegs go in easy (oxygenated) - range of native plants - dark in colour
Land degradation is a large threat to Howqua hills and Mt Buller region - analyse how this is threatening this environment?
Logging in the nearby hills leads to loss of native biodiversity and habitats. Impacts nearbly water sources as more water is used for growing trees and erosion and runoff impacts water quality - habitat fragimation - nearby farming can decrease soil quality from non-rotational crop and removal of trees with deeper root systems leading to increase salinity of soil.
Apart from Medicines name and explain two reasons why it is important to have healthy outdoor environments for societal reasons?
Future Foods - Tourism - Education
Name three specific things the CAPE does to make it sustainable (SEE)
enviro - 50% of enviro left for wetlands / heathlands
social - 20 min neibourhood - outdoor gym / community gardens
Eco - 8 star rated housing - nearby baldhill windfarms for jobs
Evaluate the amount Biodiversity in Howqua Hills / Mt Buller?
Must talk about the two levels of Biodiversity
Species - plants and animals
Ecosystem - Eucalypts forests / snow gum forests / rain forests / Alpine grass lands
Introduced species are a threat to Mt Buller / Howqua Hills - name 4 and their impacts?
Must have at least 4 justifications
deer, rabbits, blackberries 50% of river banks
Outline 2 ways society can prevent land degradation.
Rotational Cropping / Integrated farming (chickens in wheat, corn fields, allowing sustainable energy to be placed on their farms).
Plant salt resistant plants that can also help prevent erosion and soil salinity though deeper root systems.
Medicinal reasons for healthy outdoor environments are important - name a specific native plant and what medicinal reason it used for?
Eucalyptus or tea tree oil assists with cold and flu symptoms.