10.9 What is connection to Country? • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have a signiýcant connection to the land. • They see land as a member of their family; a living entity. • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use their traditional land management skills to help achieve sustainable goals. • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have the world’s oldest continuous culture. • There are more than 150 language groups. • Connection to Country is deeply spiritual; tied to identity and belonging. 10.10 Investigating topographic maps — Liveability in Badu and Moa • These communities rely on the ocean for food and trade, but climate change threatens their livelihood. • Septic tanks and drainage systems have improved the environment, health and liveability of the islands. 10.11 How do places change? • Towns change a lot over time due to government decisions and land management. • Changes in tourism patterns can signiýcantly affect smaller communities. 10.12 What is the connection between liveability and sustainable living? • Liveability and sustainable living are different. • High-income cities rank high in liveability, but also have a high ecological footprint. • A high ecological footprint means using resources faster than Earth can regenerate them. 10.13 How can liveability be improved? • For those living in poverty, liveability improves with access to enough food. • While some have too little to eat, others have too much. • Hunger has social, environmental and economic impacts. • The United Nations identiýes poverty as the main cause of low liveability. • Australia provides aid to many countries. 10.14 Inquiry: What are the characteristics of liveable cities? • Liveability is determined by speciýc indicators used to rank and compare cities. 10.15.2 Key terms agriculture cultivation of land, growing crops or raising animals amenities features that make a place more pleasant or attractive appropriate technology technology designed for a speciýc place, is affordable and locally repairable arid lacking moisture; especially having insufýcient rainfall to support trees or plants aspect feature or quality, or the direction something is facing biodiversity the variety of life in a habitat or ecosystem built environment a place that has been constructed or created by people census a survey to count population and gather statistics in Australia community a group of people who live and work together, they share similar values; a group of people living in a particular region conurbation an extended urban area, usually made up of a town merging with the suburbs of a city Country the place where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples come from and where their ancestors lived; it includes the living environment and the landscape demographic describes statistical characteristics of a population ecological footprint total area of land used to produce the goods and services consumed by an individual or country þy in, þy out (FIFO) workers who þy to work in remote places, work 7-to-21-day shifts and then þy home for extended leave
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