Show:
Nature
The Earth
Value of landforms
Impacts
Landforms/landscapes
100
not native to an area, usually introduced from another ecosystem or country
What is exotic
100
large bodies of land on the earth's crust- there are 7 of these
What is continents
100
the emphasis placed on something for its importance and place in society
What is cultural value
100
long-term change in regional or global climate patterns.
What is climate change
100
where the land and sea meet
What is coastal zone
200
degradation of the health of land resources through human actions
What is land degradation
200
disappearance of a species
What is extinction
200
a central concept om Aboriginal culture that explains how the world works through creation stories
What is the dreaming or the dreamtime
200
when a hazard results in extensive damage to people, place and environments
What is natural disaster
200
a detailed, large-scale map of part of the earth's surface which illustrate the shape of the land
What is a topographic map
300
when the forces of nature combine to become destructive and have the potential to damage the environment and endanger communities.
What is natural hazard
300
layers of the earth's crust that move and float
What is tectonic plates
300
value placed on something due to its beauty
What is aesthetic value
300
a series of ocean or lake waves with enormous destructive potential, usually created by an undersea earthquake
What is tsunami
300
sand or earth being carried by running water
What is siltation
400
native to a country, not found anywhere else in the world
What is endemic
400
the living relationships between living organisms and their environment
What is ecological
400
the industry of cultivating aquatic plants and farming aquatic animals for food
What is aquaculture
400
responsible planning and management of resources
What is stewardship
400
inland areas of Australia where the climate is too dry to grow crops buy livestock can be grazed on native vegetation.
What is pastoral zone
500
the variety of living organisms and the environments they form
What is biodiversity
500
the study of landscapes and landforms and the processes that have made them the way they are
What is geomorphology
500
a promise contained in a deed which is binding upon the current owner and all future owners
What is conservation convenant
500
a device that measures the movement of the earth's crust
What is seismometer
500
the process of waves compressing air within gaps in the rock and this air being explosively released when the waves retreat
What is hydraulic action