Human Impact
What ways have humans utilised Tasmania's rainforests?
Tourist attractions/recreational activities
Resources/Economic
Environment
More specifically timber production, honey and mining
What biomes are in Tasmania
Temperate rainforests
Eucalypt forests
What is our solution to food insecurity?
Water farming/Crop rotation
What are some positive and negative human impacts? Name at least 2 for each.
Negative: climate change, use of pesticides, deforestation, trade and human movement
Positive: Agriculture investment, efficiency and quality, adaption
What are the main food types produced in Tasmania?
Apples
Berries
Cherries, Milk
What groups of plants are most effective when used in a crop rotation?
List some changes and how they have impacted food insecurity
Climate change: Rising sea levels and temps, less available land and potentially disrupts existing farms. Extreme weather temps: Smash equipment and farming facilities. Severely damage crops. Biosecurity risks
What has Tasmania been nicknamed as? (regarding food)
The Apple Isle
What effect does crop rotation have on the crops?
The crops increase in nutritional value
What is an example of an extreme weather event? What happened?
Huon Valley Hailstorm:
December 2021
Hailstorm destroyed crops and apple orchards. Hail also broke through glasshouses and damaged crops within
What is one of the countries largest economic contributors in Tasmania
Dairy farming
Briefly explain/describe the process of water farming.
Farmers create thick, floating rafts using layers of naturally available aquatic weeds. It releases nutrients that will be used as natural fertiliser
How does trade and human movement impact the environment?
Introduces an external species and force businesses to turn to pesticides to keep the introduced species away from goods.
Where/How are these food types grown in Tasmania? (You first need to know the food types) How much water is saved from this?
Apples are grown in orchards. Berries in Tasmania are grown under polytunnels. Tasmanian berries are also grown hydroponically, the root of the berries are floating in water
How do legumes return nitrogen to the soil when planted?
The bacteria in the soil feed nitrogen into the crops, while the crops give carbohydrates to the bacteria.