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Types And Motivations Flashcards

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What is nature?

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

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What is Mother Nature?

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The earths biosphere- all of the living things on earth and the processes, systems they are apart of or related to, these living things

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What is wilderness?

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A wilderness environment is big, remote and untouched or relatively untouched by humans

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What is necessary for a wilderness to be classified as such?

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  • sufficient size
  • undisturbed
  • remote
  • mechanised access
  • extraction of resources
  • use of non native animals
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What is the minimum size to be classified as a wilderness?

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2000 hectares

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What is a built environment?

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An area that has been created or modified by people

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What is an example of a built environment?

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Building, parks, transport systems

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What is an urban environment?

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An area of permanent infrastructure designed to support higher population density

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What is an example of urban environments?

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Cities, towns

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What is a wilderness critique?

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To appreciate and see wilderness it is no longer technically a wilderness environment

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What are examples of wilderness parks in Vic?

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Avon and big desert national parks

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What characterises the Australian alps?

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Granite, sandstone, limestone, basalt, slate rocks

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What is the flora of the highest peaks of the alps like?

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The highest part is treeless and dominated by grasses, shrubs and small flowering plants

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As the altitude drops what is the flora like in alpine areas?

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The area is dominated by eucalyptus trees, snow guns

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How many species of bird are found in the alps?

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200

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What is the climate like in alpine areas?

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The climate is harsh, often snow covered, hot and dry summers, high winds and fires

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How long can snow cover last in alpine areas?

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One third of the year

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What are examples of alpine parks?

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Baw baw and mt buffalo national parks

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What is the highest peak in Victoria?

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Mount bogong

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What is an example of an endangered animal found in the alpine areas?

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Mountain Pygmy possum, Baw baw frog

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Where are the Victorian alps located?

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The Vic alps stretches along 500,000 hecatres of the north-east and east of the state and extends along the great dividing range

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What flora is seen in grasslands?

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Dominated by grasses and small plants. Trees are scarcely found

23
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Where are grasslands found in Vic?

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Across western Vic

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What rare animals are grasslands home to?

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Eastern barred bandicoot and striped leg less lizard

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What are grasslands parks?

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TerrickTerrick national park and Derrimut grassland park

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What is a characteristic of coastal and marine environments?

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Wind, large waves and salt create a variety of landforms including dunes, cliffs and shorelines

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What flora is seen in coastal environments?

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Grasses and small shrubs

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What are examples of coastal parks?

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Wilsons prom, port Campbell and Phillip island

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What is a motivation?

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A motivation is the reason why we do something

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What is an intrinsic motivation?

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Is a motivation we get from within ourselves. Are linked to something we agin form doing something

31
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What are extrinsic motivations?

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Motivations we get from outsides ourselves eg. Money

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What are motivations for participation in outdoor experiences?

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  • competence
  • stimulus avoidance
  • socialisation
  • cognitive reward
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What is an example of competence?

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First to achieve something

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What is an example of stimulus avoidance?

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Being on your own

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What is an example of socialisation?

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Personal and social development

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What is an example of cognitive reward?

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Learning something new

37
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What does the flow model suggest?

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People are happiest when fully engaged in an activity, state of flow

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What is flow?

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Flow is doing something with such concentration that nothing else matters

39
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What are the levels on the flow model?

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  • boredom
  • apathy
  • worry
  • anxiety
  • arousal
  • flow
  • control
  • relaxation
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What is an alpine environment?

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An area above a certain altitude that is treeless due to low temps

41
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How much of alpine areas is truly treeless?

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0.5 %

42
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How much of vics grasslands have remained intact?

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1%

43
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How much coastline does Vic have?

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2000kms

44
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What is an endangered animal in a coastal environment?

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Orange bellied parrot

45
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What are the types of protected areas in Victoria?

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  • world heritage
  • national parks
  • wilderness parks
  • marine parks
  • state parks

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