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Aboriginal Fire Mangaement
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1
How long is it estimated that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have walked the land of Australia
10 000 years
100 000 years
30 000 years
60 000 years
2
What is the primary definition of sustainability?
exploiting natural resources
consuming more than is needed
maximising resource usage
maintaining balance
3
What is the Firestick Alliance Primarily Focused on?
invasive species management
Land clearing and habitat loss
introducing new agricultural practices
cultural burning and preserving environments
4
What evidence is available regarding Aboriginal land management practices prior to British Colonisation?
Stone eel traps and housing construction
dependence on external resources
use of modern farming equipment
5
What is cool burning/fire-stick farming?
weed out vegetation to prevent fuel for the fire
Small, controlled fires are set and managed closely
Burn large areas of land and burn quickly and intensely
where people sit around and sing along to songs.
6
Which of these is
not
one of the traditional techniques of Aboriginal communities?
transporting fish hatchlings across Country
raising dingoes and birds
storing grain and flour
farming sheep and cattle
7
What is the traditional method for transporting fire?
carrying the fire
fire stick burning
8
Which land management technique involves the use of small, controlled fires for specific purposes?
flood management
fire-stick farming
mangrove management
cool burning
9
What is the one example of a traditional method of practising sustainability?
harvesting all available eggs from nest
hunting young animals for immediate use
clearing entire areas for farming
leaving enough seeds for new plant growth
10
Environmental sustainability is about using what you need and replacing what you use by either regrowing or farming.
False
True
11
Indigenous Ranger group are formed to deliver on Country activities including
Looking after our environment (both land and water)
cultural heritage protection and maintenance
play sports
plotting ways to destroy the environment
12
What type of environment are Aboriginal People traditionally transient?
urban
arid
forest
coastal
13
The Indigenous ranger group use ______ to help them manage Country according to Traditional Owner's objectives
magic
science
traditional knowledge
cultural practises
14
Why did Aboriginal people traditionally use firestick farming all year around?
to create fire breaks for protection
to promote intense bushfire for hunting purposes
to keep warm
to cook food
15
Which is
not
a purpose of cool fire in land management
promote biodiversity and protect habitats
encourage new plant growth in dense areas
rapidly burn large tracts of land
control and reduce vegetation for fuel
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What is
not
an example of mangrove management
Cutting down the mangroves and never replacing them.
Using only part of the mangrove plant so it can continue growing
harvesting crabs only when in season
leaving mangrove seedlings alone to grow
