Terms and Definitions
Flora or Fauna that comes from Nature itself. Native trees or animals that naturally occur in that biome
What is Natural
Invasive animals, recreational ovals and rose gardens
What are examples of an Unnatural Environment
motivations to engage in an activity that we get from within ourselves
What is a an Intrinsic motivation
be described as an individual’s or family’s economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education and occupation.
What is Socio-economice status?
The driving force behind why we desire to do something, and why a person acts or behaves
in a particular way.
What is motivation?
a large-scale environment in which geology, climate, position, and aspect play a role.
What is a Biome?
confidence in the activity or environment, familiarity with equipment, experience levels of group members, emotional state, awareness of limitations and fear of the unknown.
What are the factors that affect Percieved Risk?
patterns of thinking, feeling and acting that stem from the social context of one’s life experience, such as ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, language, religion, sexual orientation and geographical area
What is Cultural Background
Big, remote, untouched by humans. Otway National Park.
What is Wilderness and an example of Wilderness?
The variety of flora and fauna within a biome.
actually exists for a particular situation or activity, given that safety has been considered and controls put in place. For example, the risk associated in climbing a rock wall using ropes, harnesses, belay devices, helmets and other equipment
What is real risk?
Land dominated by trees that have a height of at least 2 metres and a tree canopy cover of at least 20%.
Found mostly between 200 and 1000 metres above sea level.
Eucalypts, casuarinas and cypress pines, and they have grassy, heathy sedge and herb-rich understoreys
What are features of a Forrest Biome?
the responability of taking care or protecting something
What is Custodianship
This is a motivation to participate in an activity with the mission to accomplish a task or certain skill
What is competence/mastery?
The chances are it will be the good feeling you get when you do this thing: the adrenaline rush from scoring a goal, or from reaching the top of a difficult rock climb. If it’s not a feeling, it might be a more general sense of personal satisfaction that you’ve done something worthwhile.
What are examples of Intrinsic motivations
Primary dunes are colonised by grasses and herbs such as the hairy spinifex, while salt marsh and mangroves inhabit the mudflats. These plants play a crucial role in holding together the subsoils in these environments. In less exposed areas, such as the lee side of dunes and in swales, coastal scrub (consisting of species such as melaleuca, casuarina heaths and banksia) has developed.
What is the Flora of Coastal Biomes?
Seen as something from the environment that supplies, supports or aids humans in some way, and is often a source of income.
Through careful and sustainably managment of the land through fire-stick farming, fish traps and sanctuary zones to provide
What are the ways non-Indigenous and Indingenous people expereince and understand the Envrionment as a Resourse.
appreciation, awe, inspiration, exhilaration, connection, curiosity, wanting more
What are positive responses to an Outdoor Environment?
receiving praise
engage in an activity may be for money.
Physical rewards such as in competitions when we are challenged and/or gain the respect of others.
What a examples of Extrinsic Motivation?
cultures believe traditional outer garments that cover much of the body should be worn, which limits participation in outdoor activities where this type of clothing may be restrictive.