Safe & Sustainable Interactions
Identify the 3 categories of human impacts
Conservation, Recreation, Economic
Identify a local community-based program that works to conserve the environment
Friends of the Waurn Ponds Creek
Provide 3 examples of different types of technology commonly used in Outdoor environments.
Machinery, Transportation, Infrastructure, Communication devices, Navigational devices, Specialised equipment, Materials and clothing, Filming devices.
Describe urbanisation
The development and physical growth of towns and cities, including residential areas, as people move to these locations.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act).
Explain the term 'non-renewable'
A resource that does not renew itself at a sufficient rate for sustainable economic extraction in meaningful human time frames.
Describe what a community group is
What is meant by the term "direct impact" - provide an example.
An impact of technology caused by the action itself.
What is urban sprawl?
The rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns, often characterised by low-density residential housing and increased reliance on private vehicles for transportation
What is an ecological community?
Naturally occurring and unique groups of planst and animals; their presence can be determined by factors such as soil type, position in the landscape, climate and water availability.
What was Victoria's first national park?
Wilson's Promontory
Identify a conservation organisation and provide an example of what they do
E.g. Australian Wildlife Conservancy acquires land and works with other landholders to establish sanctuaries for the conservation of threatened wildlife and ecosystems.
What is meant by the term "indirect impact" - provide an example
The impacts of technology on an environment caused by the production or disposal of the technology itself; it cam be immediate or delayed.
Identify 3 characteristics of urbanisation for 100 points each.
Loss of habitat, Increased pollution, increased surface temperature, reduced green spaces, increased energy consumption, water management
Identify a threatened species present in Victoria and one management strategy used to protect it.
Orange-bellied parrot, southern brown bandicoot or other examples.
Explain how recreational activities such as mountain biking, or rock climbing may have a positive effect on the outdoor environment.
Awareness: people who participate may discover the environmental needs of the area they enter which may lead to them taking action to conserve/protect it.
Provide an example of something an individual could do to take environmental action
E.g. have a wildlife friendly front/back yard, save water by shortening showers and using efficient appliances, picking up litter, etc.
Provide an example of a recreational vehicle and describe an indirect impact it may have on an environment.
4WD, quad or dirt bike, jet ski, etc. Indirect impacts include: increased exhaust emmissions, more land development and urbanisation as people are more likely to be attracted to the area.
List at least 4 impacts urbanisation can have on waterways.
Decline in riverine species, disruption of ecosystems, increased turbidity and siltation, rising salt levels, loss of streamside vegetation, erosion of creeks and watercourses, increased stormwater runoff, alteration of flow patterns, water pollution
What is responsible pet ownership and how can it contribute to preserving threatened species?
Balancing the needs of pets with those of the environment eg. keeping cats from roaming, keeping dogs on leads and horse riding only in designated areas.
Identify a negative impact of conservation
Destruction due to controlled burning
Land clearing for conservation infrastructure
Environmental intrusion
Incidental disruption of habitats
Explain regenerative farming
A system of farming principles and practices taht seeks to rehabilitate and enhance the entire ecosystem of the farm by placing a heavy premium on soil health, with attention also paid to water management, fertiliser use, carbon sequestration and more.
Describe how snow-making machines can have a direct impact on the environment
Less time to regenerate OR increased soil erosion as artificial snow is waterproof.
Identify 5 impacts of urbanisation on land
Habitat loss, lack of dead wood and forest litter, introduction of weeds, loss of topsoil, decreased water absorption, predation by domestic animals, decrease in biodiversity, land disturbances.
Explain how sphagnum mosses contribute to the alpine ecosystem
Water filtration, flood management, habitat for Corroboree frogs, carbon storage, keystone species.