Dealing with Asia. Is it a good idea or not?

Asia is a large continent that contains many countries. However, when it comes to engaging with the Asian Countries, does this lead to harmony or disarray?

These countries are full of industries that are essential to Australia, especially when it comes to trading with Asia coming to and from Australia. There are many reasons why countries like China are ideal to trade with. Some reasons being that they can produce items that are crafted for everyday use at a mass production scale; however it is not the main reason as to why Australia deals closely with China. The main reason is that it is easier to deal with a country that is situated in the same time zone as Australia.

Looking at the picture below it shows how the western side of Australia is in the same time zone as China, it also shows how the rest of Australia is either one hour behind, if situated in the centre of Australia, or two hours behind if you are situated on the eastern side of Australia.



(Holidays around the world)

Australia also engages with Asia in the fight against whaling and overfishing. Japan come into the waters near Australia and fish whales. This is a negative engagement with Asia. This is mostly because Australia is looks after the whales while Japan hunts them. Organisations such as Green Peace are in a constant battle with the Japanese.

(Anna, 2012)

Even though the Japanese continue their whaling, doesn’t mean that we can’t still deal with other countries found in the Asian Continent. Working with different countries is a step towards harmony and eventually in the future will lead to world peace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference List:

 

 

 

Holidays around the world. (n.d.). World time zones and time zone map . Retrieved from http://aglobalworld.com/time-zones/world-time-zones.php

Anna. (2012). Greenpeace to protect pacific ocean life. Retrieved from http://www.diverdaily.com/greenpeace-to-protect-pacific-ocean-life/

 

 

 

 

 

How Geography is told from art.

Before there was Europeans in Australia there were the native people of Australia, the Aboriginals. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s culture and histories are unimportant and are discredited in the eyes of the Europeans; however, the histories and culture are unique and informative.  

 

There is talk about the dreamtime.

(Haider, 2008)

 

The dreamtime is where everything came into existence for the aboriginals.

However it is their talent to describe specific sites through artwork.

(Artlandish, 2012)

For instance, this picture above shows that there are many campsites located near each other, it also has men near these campsites. There are many different features that are explained on just this piece of artwork. It is extraordinary how this culture can communicate through art, and many things are communicated in just this one piece. The picture below gives meaning to the different symbols on this painting, this is so that people whom are not brought up with the culture can still value and interpret the meanings behind the paintings that the Aboriginals create.

(Aboriginal Art Online, 2000)

 

The same can be said for the culture for the Torres Strait Islanders, they have demonstrated their culture through the use of art and have used their artistic skills to show different spiritual and meeting places that they determine important for their culture.

 

 

 

 

 

Reference List:

 

 

Haider, S. (2008). Colleen Wallace Nungari dreamtime sisters. Retrieved from http://www.aboriginalartstore.com.au/news/2008/01/colleen-wallace-nungari-dreamt.php

Artlandish. (2012). Aboriginal art gallery. Retrieved from http://www.aboriginalartshop.com/

Aboriginal Art Online. (2000). Aboriginal art and use of symbols. Retrieved from http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/culture/symbols.php

 

 





The Extinction of Water

Sustainability. Some say that sustainability is important, but do people actually know what sustainability is? Here Sustainability will be explained.

Using dictionary.com the definition for sustainability is:

“The quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance”

(Dictionary.com)

So with this definition, how do we sustain the environment? At the moment there are resources that are limited, and, at the rate that these resources are being depleted or deteriorating, the earth will eventually run out of these resources. Before you know it, there will be an extinction of freshwater (Benefits of Recycling, 2013).  If freshwater does indeed become extinct then there will be astronomical consequences, for one, animals that live in freshwater will die off as they lose their habitat, plants that grow around freshwater lakes etc., will become depleted, and now for the big one, we lose our own drinking source.

As it can be seen from the diagram there are astronomical consequences from not being able sustain the earth, water being the example.  

To ensure that water and other resources, being wood, good quality soil, coal etc. are available for the future generations than each and every household should look after their ecological footprint (EPA).

Ecological footprint being a measure of human demands on the earth, so when us, human beings, want to use more water than needed than you are increasing the ecological footprint, which is a bad thing.

We want to decrease our footprint on the earth, because if this is not done than essentially we are condemning future generations to not have the simplistic life you hold today of just turning on a tap and for freshwater to come pouring out.   

Reference List:

Dictionary.com. (n.d.). Sustainability. Retrieved from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sustainability?s=t

EPA. (n.d.). Sustainability. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm

Benefits of Recycling. (2013). Why is sustainability important. Retrieved from http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/whyissustainabilityimportant/

Today’s Facility Manager. (2013). Diversey holds freshwater call to action event. Retrieved from http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/2010/09/diversey-holds-freshwater-call-to-action-event

Wikipedia. (2013). Ecological footprint. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_footprint