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Observable Characteristis To Assess The Health of Outdoor Environments New SD

The document outlines the importance of assessing the health of outdoor environments, detailing factors influencing this health and observable characteristics such as water, air, and soil quality. It also defines biodiversity and its levels, including genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity. Additionally, it encourages evaluation of environmental health through specific characteristics and suggests strategies for improvement.

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Observable Characteristis To Assess The Health of Outdoor Environments New SD

The document outlines the importance of assessing the health of outdoor environments, detailing factors influencing this health and observable characteristics such as water, air, and soil quality. It also defines biodiversity and its levels, including genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity. Additionally, it encourages evaluation of environmental health through specific characteristics and suggests strategies for improvement.

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OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES - UNIT 4, AREA OF STUDY 1, KK 2

OBSERVABLE CHARACTERISITCS TO ASSESS THE


HEALTH OF OUDOOR ENVIRONMENT
1. Explain 2 reasons it is important to assess the health of the outdoor environment.

2. Outline a range of factors that could influence the health of the outdoor environment:

3. Summarise the observable characteristics that can be used to assess the health of outdoor
environments:

Characteristic Definition / describe how this Explain how this characteristic


characteristic can be assessed. can help us assess the health of
outdoor environments

Water Quality
 Taste, odour &
appearance
(turbidity)

 Temperature

 pH

Characteristic Define / describe how this Explain how this characteristic


characteristic can be assessed. can help us assess the health of

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outdoor environments

Air Quality:

 SIGHT

 SMELL

 RECENT
RAINFALL

 LOCATION

Characteristic Define / describe how this Explain how this characteristic


characteristic can be assessed. can help us assess the health of
outdoor environments
Soil Quality
 COLOR

 TEXTURE

 STRUCTURE

 ORGANIC
CONTENT

 SALINITY

 MOISTURE

 TEMPERATURE

 pH

4. Define Biodiversity

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5. Name, describe and provide an example of each of the levels of biodiversity.

Genetic

Species

Ecosyste
m

Characteristic Describe how this characteristic Explain how this characteristic


can be assessed. can help us assess the health of
outdoor environments
Species and
Ecosystem
Biodiversity
 Range
 Number
 Location
 Ecosystems

6. Describe two observable characteristics that you would expect to see in a


healthy outdoor environment:

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Characteristic Description

7. Describe two observable characteristics that you would expect to see in an


unhealthy outdoor environment:
Characteristic Description

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8. From the Falls Creek / Bogong High Plains video, evaluate the health of the
environment, using 2 characteristics you observed:

 Water quality
 Air quality
 Soil quality
 Biodiversity – Species and Ecosystem

Characteristic Description / observation

Suggest possible strategies that could improve the health of this environment:

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