This material addresses aspects of the following syllabus
outcome: H1.1 explains the influence of the physical,
biological, social, historical and economic factors on
sustainable agricultural production The work presented in the
following section contributes towards achieving the following
syllabus content areas: Students learn about: Factors
contributing to the degradation of soil and water Extract from
Stage 6 Agriculture Syllabus NSW Board of Studies Amended 2009
Aboriginal people have successfully managed their land for at
least 40,000 years. This land provides the primary resources for
clothes, food, building materials and all the other items needed
for a healthy sustainable life. Traditional Aboriginal land use
practices in Australia use resources in such a way that they are
renewed and not exhausted. Aboriginal land use practices rely on
an excellent knowledge of the area including the complex
diversity of plants and animals found there as well as the
physical environment and ecology in which they live