AC9HG8K04
Landscapes and landforms
the interconnections between human activity and geomorphological processes, and ways of managing distinctive landscapes
Elaborations
- AC9HG8K04_E1identifying the interconnections and effects of erosion and sedimentation produced by human activities on the quality of the environment; for example, the effects of overuse of tourist tracks in bushland or the effects of land-clearing for the production of palm oil in Indonesia and Malaysia
- AC9HG8K04_E2explaining the interconnections and effects of mining, quarrying and urban development on the quality of the environment; for example, the interconnections of the quality of the environment and uranium mining in Kakadu, urban development in Singapore or the extension of land area in Tokyo Bay
- AC9HG8K04_E3explaining the effects of river regulation, including dams, locks, channel straightening and drains, on the quality of riverine and wetland environments; for example, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China, or dams and weirs on the Murray–Darling River system
- AC9HG8K04_E4identifying the contribution of the knowledges of First Nations Australians to the use and management of distinctive landscapes; for example, Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge (IPK) incorporated into modern management of diverse landscapes and landforms such as Kakadu National Park, Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef and the Snowy Mountains
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