13.3 SkillBuilder activity GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRY AND COMMUNICATING Your task is to create a presentation to: • explain how physical processes have shaped and changed the landscape over time • describe the traditional Dreaming creation story associated with your landscape and explain its significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. 1. Use the internet to find a well-known landform in Australia (other than those shown in this spread). 2. Annotate your image to describe how your landform has changed over time and the processes that have resulted in these changes. 3. Predict how your landform might look in the future. 4. Add additional annotations or diagrams to illustrate the Dreaming creation story of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. 5. Explain the significance of your chosen landscape or landform feature to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. 6. Find an example of your feature in a different part of the world. Explain how it is similar and different to your Australian example.
13.3
Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 4, 5
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
3, 6, 9, 10
7, 8
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Determine whether the following statements are True or False. a. Soil is the thin layer of material on the surface of the Earth in which plants can grow. b. Australia generally has superior soils when compared with those found on other continents such as North America and Europe. c. When one tectonic plate slips under another, it is known as subduction. d. The breakdown of rocks (weathering) is only a physical process. e. Soil is generally shallower on the top and at the base of a hill than on its slopes. f. Erosion processes work more quickly on softer rocks. 2. Consider the natural processes at work shaping the Earth and complete the following passage using the words below.
erosion corrosion deposition
transportation weathering deportation
a. ________________ refers to the process of eroded or weathered material being moved to new locations by agents such as wind, water and ice. __________________ on the other hand refers to materials being dropped in new locations and may result in new landforms being created. b. __________________ is the process whereby soil and rocks are worn away and moved to a new location by agents such as wind, water or ice. Whereas __________________ refers to the breakdown of rocks due to the action of rainwater, temperature change and biological action. 3. Determine whether the following statement is True or False. Deposition is a more powerful process than erosion. 4. Explain how the water cycle and the formation of landscapes are interconnected. 5. a. Identify the two natural processes powered by water that are most responsible for continually changing landscapes. a. Erosion b. Transportation c. Deposition d. Transpiration b. Identify how these two processes are linked.
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