exam Flashcards
Code of Conduct
A set of rules outlining the responsibilities of, or proper practices for, an individual, group or organisation
Sustainable Development
Development which meets the needs of the present without comprising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
Minimal Impact
To have as little environmental impact as possible
Experiential Learning
Obtaining knowledge and understanding of the outdoors by participating in outdoor activities. Learning by doing
Positives of built environments
- indoors
- safe, controlled environment
- more accessible
Negatives of built environments
- disconnect people from true outdoors
- in order for built environments to be created, natural
environments need to be destroyed.
Mother Nature
The earth’s biosphere, all of the living on earth and the processes and systems that are a part of these living things
Motivations for participating in Outdoor experiences
Competence/Mastery
Stimulus Avoidance
Socialisation
Cognitive Reward
Competence/Mastery
When you are able to do something to a high standard
- being the first to achieve something
- being the best at something
Stimulus Avoidance
A type of negative reinforcement. We do something because it helps us to avoid something else.
- participating in outdoor experiences as an escape from our everyday life
- the health and wellbeing we get from participation
Socialisation
The social benefits we get form participating in outdoor experiences
- personal and social development
- the feeling of community we get from doing things with others
Cognitive Reward
The mental rewards we get from participating in outdoor experiences
- learning something new
- obtaining an adrenaline rush
Wilderness
Can be explained as ‘natural’ and ‘untouched’, wild places. A wilderness environment is either big, remote or untouched.
Big
wilderness area needs to be big enough to be self-sufficient in terms of maintaining its ecosystem processes and biological diversity. at least 2000 hectares
Remote
refers to the ease in which we can access a place. Is typically far away from large populations and does not have easy transportation access
Untouched
places on earth that humans are yet to travel to, live in or alter in some way…untouched means undamaged or unmodified…without major damaging impacts by humans
Urban Environments
Areas of permanent infrastructure designed to support higher population densities such as cities and towns.
Built Environments
Areas that have been modified by people and include Indoor rock climbing centres, artificial surfing reefs and indoor snow-skiing centres
Alpine
Alpine environments are mountainous regions which are subjected to snow and freezing temperatures. An example of this is Mount Bogong. Alpine regions only cover 0.5% of Australia’s mainland.
Marine
A marine biome is a large aquatic ecosystem that includes both saltwater and freshwater habitats. Marine biomes are found in all oceans. There are 13 marine national parks and 8 marine sanctuaries in Victoria.
Coastal
Coastal biomes refer to the areas where the land masses meet the seas and they consist of grasses and herbs such as the hairy spinefex. An example of this is Port Phillip bay. Only 5% of coastal areas are protected
Grasslands
Are made up of large open areas of grasses. They are found in northern and western parts of Victoria, as well as some parts of Gippsland. They receive 400-1000mm of rainfall per year
Endangered species from a alpine environment
Mountain Pygmy-possum
Endangered species from a marine environment
Burrunan Dolphin