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Biosphere

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The place on earths surface where all living things dwell

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Nature

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The living things, the ecosystems and the processes that form them and the places in which we find all of these.

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Mother Nature

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A term that refers to earths biosphere

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Urban/Built Environment

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Areas of permanent infrastructure designed to support higher population densities.

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Wilderness

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An environment that is big, remote and untouched or relatively untouched by humans

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Protected Areas

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A clearly defined geographic space, recognized, dedicated and managed to conserve nature

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7
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Motivations

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The reasons why we do something

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Risk

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The potential to lose something you value versus the potential to gain something you value

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Absolute risk

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The uppermost limit of risk in a certain situation

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Perceived risk

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The subjective assessment a person makes about the level of risk in a certain situation

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Real risk

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The risk that actually exists in a particular situation given that safety precautions have been put in place

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Minimal impact

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To have as little environmental impact as possible

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13
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Experimental knowledge/understanding

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Obtaining knowledge and understanding through actively participating in an environment

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14
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Sustainibiltiy

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The ongoing capacity of earth to sustain all life

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15
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Flow model

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Apathy
Boredom 
Relaxation 
Control
Flow
Arousal
Anxiety
Worry
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16
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Adventure Experience Paradigm

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Devastations and disaster
Misadventure 
Peak adventure
Adventure 
Exploration and experimentation
17
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Motivations for participating in outdoor environment

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Competence/Mastery
Stimulus Avoidance
Socialization
Cognitive reward

18
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Competence/Mastery

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Being the first person to accomplish something

19
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Stimulus avoidance

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Where we do something to avoid something else

20
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Socialization

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The social benefits we get from participating in an outdoor environment

21
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Cognitive reward

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The mental rewards we get from participating in an outdoor environment

22
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Alpine environment

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Mount baw baw

Series of mountain ranges, highest peaks remain treeless

23
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Grassland

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Western parts of Victoria

Dominated by grass, trees are in small amounts or non existent

24
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Heathland

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Wilson’s prom

No trees or talk shrubs, majority birds

25
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Mallee

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Vic’s northwest

Eucalyptus trees, mallee fowl

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Dry forests and woodlands

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Grampians

Poor soil, mammals are abundant

27
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Wet forests and woodlands

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Central and north eastern Victoria

Cool temp with high rainfall, Vic’s tallest trees

28
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Inland waters and wetlands

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Murray river

Flowing and standing water sources, used as migratory paths

29
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Coast and marine environments

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Victorian coast

Dominated by grasses and shrubs, difficult place to live

30
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Fear

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An unpleasant emotion, scared

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Curiosity

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Wanting to learn more about something

32
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Awe

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Feeling of admiration

33
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Appreciation

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Being thankful for something

34
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Media portrayals

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Celebrate nature and the outdoors 
Sell a place or experience 
To inform 
To understand and develop knowledge 
To challenge 
To scare
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Environmental and natural history

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Land. What has occurred to the land over a period of time.

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Ecological perspectives

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Interrelationships between organisms and their physical surroundings

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Social perspectives

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Human interactions with the outdoors

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Economic perspectives

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What the environment holds for income opportunities

39
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Ecosystem

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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical surroundings

Outdoor Ed (5 decks)

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