1. Human and Environment Interaction
The environment has a huge impact on how humans live in Australia.
Central Australia, also known as the Dead Heart, is and always has been
uninhabitable by humans because of its dry nature and immense heat.
Human settlement has been restricted to land around water such as the
river systems or the ocean surrounding the country. The weather also
has a lot to do with the inability to live in certain parts of the country.
With rainfall being as little as once every five years in the Dead Heart,
and around 45-50 inches a year in cities like Sydney it is made very clear
why people have settled the way they have. It would cost way too
much to try and supply water to these lands so people have mainly
settled on the coasts.
To adapt to the nature of Australia, people have planted food such as wheat and raised animals for wool
and beef. Mining opportunities have also contributed to Australia's success with minerals such as gold,
iron, copper, lead, silver, uranium, nickel, bauxite and zinc.
Although Australia is only responsible for less than 1.5 percent of the world pollution count, their
population of only 22.6 million suggests that they are contributing too much percentage. With most of
this population being on the coasts, the small population more inland is very isolated from most of the
population. Within about the last thirty years, change in technology has greatly impacted their lives.
Even advancements in cars have helped with cost driving the long way to large cities.
The impact the environment has had on humans is substantial in Australia. Even with the way the world
has built, some environmental issues just haven't been resolved.