Valuing Landscapes and Landforms

Valuing Landscapes and Landforms

Aesthetic value

Value attached to places based on how beautiful and unique they look to different people

Cultural value

Value placed on how important they are to the shared culture of different people

Spiritual value

Value attached to places based on how important they are to the religious or spiritual beliefs of different people

Economic value

Value attached to places based on how financially important they are to different people

Competing values

The different values placed on areas that may be in conflict

Multiple Choice

This place plays a significant role in my spiritual beliefs.

• aesthetic

• cultural

• spiritual

• economic

Multiple Choice

This area was one of the first places in Australia to be recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• aesthetic

• cultural

• spiritual

• economic

Multiple Choice

A lot of people earn a living working for the tourism industry here.

• aesthetic

• cultural

• spiritual

• economic

Multiple Choice

There is no other place like this in the world!

• aesthetic

• cultural

• spiritual

• economic

Multiple Choice

This place is very beautiful but we still need to work and earn a living.

• aesthetic

• cultural

• spiritual

• economic

• competing values - aesthetic and economic

Multiple Choice

Why do many Chinese tourists come to Australia each year?

• to get out of the house.

• to see landscapes and landforms like those they have at home.

• to see landscapes and landforms that are different from those they see at home.

• to spend any extra money they have.