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Key Knowledge
An overview of Australian outdoor environments before humans, including characteristics of biological isolation, geological stability, and climatic variations
Relationships with Australian outdoor environments expressed by specific Indigenous communities before and after European colonisation
Relationships with Australian outdoor environments as influenced by: – the first non-Indigenous settlers’ experiences – increasing population – industrialisation – nation building
The foundation and role of environmental movements in changing relationships with outdoor environments, in relation to at least one of the following: – The Wilderness Society – Australian Conservation Foundation – Victorian National Parks Association – Greenpeace – Gould League.
Key Skills
Describe the characteristics of the Australian environment before humans
Describe and analyse the changing relationships with Australian outdoor environments expressed by specific Indigenous communities
Describe and analyse the changing relationships with Australian outdoor environments influenced by historical events and associated key social and cultural issues
Evaluate the role of a specific environmental movement in changing relationships with outdoor environments
plan for and reflect upon a range of practical sustainable outdoor experiences and analyse relevant information collected during these experiences
Evaluate changing relationships in relation to a particular outdoor environment visited.