outdoor ed test Flashcards
define nature
The living things in the ecosystems
why is it mother nature not fathers nature
a throwback from the early societies where the female qualities were the life giving ones.
Women were the nurturers of children, and so ecosystems and other living things were seen from this female perspective
explain the value of direct contact with nature
Nature is vital for the development of children.
In natural environments, children use natural materials (flowers, sticks, stones etc) for long periods of imaginary play, this has been shown to improve child devalopment
define urban environment, give example
Areas of permanent infrastructure designed to support higher population densities such as cities and towns.
an example of this is melbourne
define built environment and give examples
Areas that have been modified by people and include buildings, parks, and transport systems
eg. Indoor rock climbing centres, artificial surfing reefs and indoor snow-skiing centres are all examples of built environments that attempt to recreate conditions found in natural environments.
what is intrinsic motivations
motivations that we get from within ourselves, the motivation to get a special feeling with in you
define wilderness
big remote untouched piece of land
define big wilderness
a natural and untouched place,a wilderness environment is big, remote and untouched
define remote wilderness
hard to access, e.g Avon wilderness park in the Victorian albs
define untouched wilderness
places on earth where humans have not been
three relateable outdoor environments
alpine
coastal
grasslands
alpine environment
usually high mountains areas with high winds low temps and sometimes snow,
the endangered species include the baw baw frog and the pygmy possum
2 facts,
- climate conditions are harsh
- they are typically covered in snow for more than a third of the year
grasslands environment
grasslands are dominated by grasses and other small plants such as herbs and flowers, there are not usually tress in a grassland,
some of the endangered wild life include barred bandicoot an the legless lizard
some facts include
- Victoria grasslands are now threatened
- less than 10% natural tree cover
coastal environments
victoria has 200km of coastline, alot of the voctorian coast is reserved as public land, the largest threat to coastal environments are urban environments,
wilsons prom and twelve apostles have been declared a national park
define motivaction
motivation is often described as the driving force or reasoning behind a persons desire to do something
