Types of Recreation
This type of recreation takes place in natural environments like forests, beaches, or mountains.
What is outdoor recreation?
This beach activity is one of Australia's most popular recreational activities.
What is swimming?
Recreational activities improve this by making your heart and lungs stronger.
What is physical fitness?
This category of recreation includes surfing, kayaking and sailing.
What are water-based activities?
Bushwalking, camping and kayaking are examples of this type of recreation.
What is outdoor recreation?
Many Australians enjoy this activity on waves using a surfboard.
What is surfing?
Recreational activities can reduce this feeling and improve wellbeing.
What is stress?
Mountain biking and bushwalking belong to this recreation category.
What are land-based activities?
This recreation activity involves travelling across natural terrain using only a map and compass.
What is orienteering?
This recreational activity is popular because Australia has thousands of kilometres of walking tracks.
What is bushwalking (or hiking)?
Playing recreational activities with others helps build this important life skill.
What is teamwork?
Orienteering is unique because participants use these two pieces of equipment.
What are a map and a compass?
This activity involves climbing natural rock faces or indoor climbing walls.
What is rock climbing?
This activity involves sleeping outdoors in tents or caravans.
What is camping?
Being active outdoors can improve this type of health.
What is mental health (or emotional wellbeing)?
This type of recreation usually involves ropes, harnesses and helmets.
What is adventure recreation?
Name three outdoor recreation activities.
What are any three of: hiking, camping, surfing, mountain biking, fishing, kayaking, rock climbing, skiing, paddleboarding, or orienteering?
Name four popular recreational activities in Australia.
What are any four of: swimming, walking, camping, surfing, cycling, fishing, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking or paddleboarding?
Name two benefits of participating in outdoor recreation.
What are improved fitness, better mental health, teamwork, confidence, communication, resilience, or social connection?
Give one recreation activity that could fit into both a water-based and adventure recreation category.
What is white-water kayaking, rafting, canyoning or coasteering?