Lesson 1
Caring for Country (Take notes)
Our nation is a very unique nation in that we have many countries within our country. When Europeans first settled in Australia, what they saw was one land. In fact it was broken up into many different areas which was referred to by indigenous people as 'country'. Each country has its own cultural meaning, history, language and people as well as its own management of the land. Since Europeans arrived, this system, whilst still alive to indigenous people has largely been lost in terms of management of environmental change.
Recognising importance of local management (take notes)
The Australian Government recognises the special connection that Indigenous Australians have with the land in a number of ways, such as the establishment of a network of Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA). In these areas, the traditional owners of the land have agreed to promote biodiversity and to protect the natural and cultural values of the land. At present, there are 42 Indigenous Protected Areas across Australia covering a total of 420 000 square kilometres. These areas protect some of Australia’s most fragile and vulnerable environments.
Look at the maps below
Look at the maps below
- Using Figure 2, Where is the closest IPA to your birth town? (If you weren't born in Australia, the what is the nearest IPA to Wodonga)
- Using Figure 1, Which traditional country is this in?
Questions
- What is an Indigenous Protected Area?
- Why are horses and cattle an issue for this area? (from the video)
- How are they trying to manage this problem?
- The Mandingalbay Yidinji Indigenous Protected Area is located very close to the city of Cairns. How is this both an opportunity and a challenge for the managers of the Indigenous Protected Area? (figure 2)
- Describe the distribution of Indigenous Protected Areas and Aboriginal lands in Australia. (figure 2)
- What could be a reason for this pattern? (figure 2)
- In your own words, define ecotourism (you may need to look up the definition first).
- Do you think that ecotourism is a sustainable use of this Indigenous Protected Area? Explain
Extension
Reading through the article on funding above, write an opinion piece based on the following statement:
the government should invest more than 160 million dollars over the next 5 years and employ an extra 4000 rangers into this program.
the government should invest more than 160 million dollars over the next 5 years and employ an extra 4000 rangers into this program.
Lesson 2
Add the following terms to your quizlet:
- Ecotourism
- Indigenous Protected Area
- Country (indigenous meaning)
Management Case study: C.O.T.S. BOTS
1. What is the issue? 2. Why have the COTS increased over the years? Give 2 main reasons. 3. What is the current management strategy and is it effective? 4. What new technologies are being looked at for management? 5. Create a table of the positives and the negatives of each of the management strategies outlined in the video. 6. Which of the strategies seems like best option for the future of this problem and why in your opinion? (150 words) 7. Place this case study onto your revision mapping from Google mymaps, adding notes about the issue |
Lesson 3
Climate Change and Management
Aims:
- Analyse and evaluate data, maps and other geographical information using digital and spatial technologies
- Different types and distribution of environmental changes and the forms it takes in different places
- Learn some key geographic terminology
Click the link below for today's work.
Quizlet words
- Coral bleaching
- Geoengineering
- Explain
- Compare
map test
If you finish everything, make sure you have covered all the material from this week (check below) and your notes are up to date. If they are, you may like to have a go at the mapping game where you guess the countries to see if you have improved.
What we have covered this week
- Indigenous protection areas notes and questions
- Case study on Crown of Thorns Starfish - notes and case study map
- Quizlet words (lesson 2 and 3)
- Climate change activity (lesson 3)