Focus Question
Why is the Willandra Lakes region UNESCO World Heritage listed?
Willandra Lakes: Geographical context
In which country is the Willandra Lakes region located?
Willandra Lakes: Which State is the Willandra Lakes region
located?
Click on link to view 3D image of Willandra Lake. Use mouse to
zoom in and out on + symbol. Notice arid landscape
Willandra Lakes Region - Maps
Willandra Lakes geographical location
Image slideshow of Willandra Lakes Region: Click on link and it will
open slide show
Willandra Lakes Region
Willandra Lakes Region (UNESCO/NHK)
Willandra Lakes: a World Heritage Area
Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1981. Gained listing
for the outstanding nature of both its natural features and cultural
features particularly the longevity of its occupation by Indigenous
people and spiritual significance.
Open the following link and open “more information” to answer the
following
questions on the next slides:
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/willandra
Copy questions into your exercise book and provide detailed
answers in sentences
1. What is the land coverage of the Willandra Lakes region?
2. Where is the Willandra Lakes region located and describe the
vegetation cover?
3. Define Pleistocene.
4. Define “lunette”.
5. Describe the terrain of the lake system as it appears today.
Questions continued
6. Describe the stratigraphy of the ancient shorelines and the
chronology of the sediments that were deposited at different
stages in its history.
7. Outline the facts of the discovery of Mungo Woman and Mungo
Man.
8. Explain the discovery of human fossilised footprints in 2003 and
how the fossils remained intact.
Questions continued
9. Describe how the Mungo people survived in the lake area.
10. Describe the Flora and Fauna of the region (long answer).
Willandra Lakes: What is the name of the National Park in the
Willandra Lakes region?
Mungo National Park, New South Wales
Creating a Mungo timeline of Ancient Environments
Steps to completing timeline:
1.
2.
Turn your A4 exercise book so that it is landscape
Draw a line from end to end in centre of page. Length is
29.7cm
3.
4.
Open link http://www.visitmungo.com.au/mungo-timeline
5.
Look at each event and summarise each point and
write on the timeline. One event above the timeline
with the next event below the timeline. Be CREATIVE
and use different colours etc to bring the timeline to
LIFE.
Look at start date (many millions of years ago) and
most recent date (last 200 years) and measure 1.5cm
for each event. NOW the measurements WILL NOT
represent an exact number of years, however, each
1.5cm point will represent a event. As you look at your
page the “many millions of years” will be at the left
hand end of timeline.
Willandra Lakes: Discovery
What famous archaeological discovery occurred
in the Mungo National park?
Mungo man and woman
Lesson quiz: Open link and complete quiz on laptops or on smart
board
National Museum of Australia
Giant species that used to roam the outback | 60 Minutes Australia:
Watch video on Megafauna
Using the following links write a DETAILED analysis to the following
questions:
1. Write a paragraph response outlining the features of the landscape
in which the megafauna existed.
2. List the discoveries of megafauna in the Willandra Lakes region
stating dates,locations and scientific methods used to determine the
story of their existence.
3. What are some of the proposed theories to explain the
disappearance of Australia’s megafauna?
4. How would early Indigenous Australians have interacted with
megafauna?
5. Create a powerpoint/prezi visual displaying the megafauna at Lake
Mungo.
Use the following links as sources of information:
Ancient Mungo Environments | Understand Mungo | Visit Mungo
National Park
Lake Mungo for kids
Aboriginal Australians co-existed with the megafauna for at least
17,000 years
https://yabul1.wixsite.com/lake-mungo-mysteries/what-happened-tothe-megafauna-at-lake-m