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Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 4
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Refer to the information on Kakadu National Park. a. Identify the location of Kakadu National Park.
i. Northern Territory ii. New South Wales iii. Queensland iv. Western Australia b. Select the option that best explains why Kakadu National Park is important. i. Most Australians source water from there. ii. It has cultural significance. iii. Most Australians source fish from there. iv. It is not important. 2. Consider the Australian landscape and outline the differences between the way it is viewed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and non-Indigenous Australians. 3. Identify whether the following statements are True or False. a. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples see the land as something to farm and develop, whereas the European tradition is that people are custodians of the land. b. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples look after the land as a community, whereas the European tradition is that people live on and own one specific piece of land. c. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exploited the land, whereas the European tradition involved careful management of the land and its resources. 4. Identify the more densely populated regions of Australia. a. Coastal regions b. Inland regions c. Population is evenly distributed across Australia. d. Forest regions 5. Select the correct terms in the following sentence: Victoria’s oldest shell midden is located at Tarkine / Cape Bridgewater and is over 12 000 / 20 000 / 32 000 years old. 6. Explain what evidence there is in shell middens that suggests Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples cooked their food. a. Cutlery marks on shells
b. Charcoal and ash found around the middens c. Cooking utensils found among the shells d. All of the above ANALYSE AND APPLY
7. Answer the following questions. a. Explain what a shell midden is. b. Explain why shell middens are important to preserve. 8. Answer the following questions. a. Most shell middens are found within a few kilometres of the coastline. Explain why this location would make these sites vulnerable. b. Suggest a way that we could protect and preserve shell middens. c. Suggest how shell middens could be used to boost tourism in regional areas. 9. Explain how we have such an extensive knowledge of Bininj and Mungguy peoples’ culture, history and beliefs.
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