Elective Geography Journal Entry #8

Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. Indigenous Australians are distinguished as either Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders, who currently together make up about 2.7% of Australia's population. Australian Aborigines traditionally lived throughout Australia, on the island of Tasmania and some other adjacent islands. They have no certain place of residence, although they do have territories and ate whatever they could either catch, kill, or dig out of the ground. Meals were simple and so were their preparation. Health care is a major problem for most Aboriginal people. For rural groups, accessibility to health care was extremely limited. Australian Aborigines were one of the only groups of people in the world not to wear any type of clothing. Both men and women were out without any clothing. Today, however, things have changed considerably as Aboriginals dress the same as Australians but they also have different kinds of beliefs, when compared to the Australians we interact with nowadays.There is a great diversity among different Indigenous communities and societies in Australia, each with its own unique mixture of cultures, customs and languages. In present day Australia these groups are further divided into local communities.

Elective Geography Journal Entry #7

On March 3 2011,Mr kwek went through on forests as resources,we also learnt that these forests maintain nutrients in the soil, replenishes oxygen and removes carbon dioxide, maintains the quality and quantity of the water supply, protects coasts and reduces impact of natural disasters such as tsunamis, a habitat for flora and fauna, a source of useful material such as medicine or fuel, and a place for recreation, research and education.