Pre Fieldwork

Pre-visit Activities

Introduction

Please complete these activities before your fieldwork in your Student Booklet (available from your teacher)

  1. Visit the Taronga Zoo Sydney website at: https://taronga.org.au and answer the following :

a) Taronga Zoo is a not for profit organisation and a major Sydney Tourist attraction. Apart from entrance fees, list 3 other services and activities the Zoo provides to generate its revenue as an economic enterprise.

b) View the Conservation / Environmental Sustainability page and describe one way the Zoo contributes to environmental sustainability under each heading e.g. Sustainable Energy, Waste Management etc.


  1. Ecological dimensions - ecological sustainability at Taronga Zoo Sydney

View the video How Taronga Zoo Manages 8 million litres of water . Describe how the Zoo sustainably manages the supply of clean water for a variety of purposes.

Locate your Economic Enterprise

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SIX Maps and Google Earth

Using the website SIX Maps (click here) and the basemap for 1943 (in the top right of the home screen), examine Taronga Zoo.

Using Google Earth (click here) examine Taronga Zoo.

Key Facts about Tourism and Taronga Zoo Sydney

Tourism (Global Activity)

  • The world’s largest and most dynamic industry.

  • A mainly labour intensive industry (some aspects are capital intensive)

  • Employs approximately 10% of world’s workforce

  • Consists of individuals, organisations and government bodies interacting with each other and the environments in which they are located.

  • A highly profitable industry contributing significantly to world GDP and capital investment

  • Has enormous effects on the world’s economies, societies and environments.

Taronga Zoo (Economic Enterprise)

  • Taronga Zoo is located on Bradley’s Head Road in Mosman.

  • It sits on Sydney harbour.

  • is set on 28 hectares of land

  • Opened on October 7, 1916

  • Taronga Zoo includes more than 4000 animals representing approximately 350 species (of which over 100 species have a threat status)

How much have you learnt?

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Complete this short quiz to test your knowledge and see how much you’ve learnt about Taronga Zoo Sydney as an Economic Enterprise. Your teacher will get your answers, so try your best!

How much have I learnt about Taronga Zoo Sydney?