KK1.1.1 (nature and outdoor environments)

Question 1

nature

Answer 1

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

Question 2

mother nature

Answer 2

a personification of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature by embodying it, in the form of the mother

Question 3

urban environments

Answer 3

areas of permanent infrastructure designed to support higher population densities

Question 4

built environments

Answer 4

areas that have been modified by people and include buildings, parks and transports

Question 5

wilderness

Answer 5

natural and untouched places, a wilderness environment is big, remote and untouched or relatively untouched by humans

Question 6

protected areas

Answer 6

legal or other effective means to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values

Question 7

type of protected areas

Answer 7

national parks
wilderness parks
marine parks
state parks
local parks

Question 8

critiques of wilderness

Answer 8

how can we protect areas, when we have not explored them, or know very little about them

Question 9

importance of outdoor environments

Answer 9

resources
intrinsic vaule
biodiversity
scientific research