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I need help on my Science/Social Studies Home work. There is this question that i reaaly don't get. here is the question:
Many Aboriginal peoples lived in the same area for hundreds or thousands of years. What might scientist be able to learn about the effects of weather from these Aboriginal peoples?

Answer 1

Aboriginal means-Indigenous peoples, peoples with a prior or historical association with a land, and who maintain (at least in part) their distinct traditions and association with the land, and are differentiated in some way from the surrounding populations and dominant nation-state culture and governance.

This means that these people have lived there and not migrated. They can look at the effects of the sun. For example, Mexicans are darker skinned due to the suns rays...

Answer 2

Over generations, Aboriginal peoples have learned to read the signs of weather like cloud shape, wind direction, and animal behaviour. For example, Red River Métis predict the severity of the coming winter based on the thickness of the coats of animals like dogs and squirrels. Showing the importance of the climate on our daily lives, the Inuit word for weather or environment is "Sila," meaning mental health. Western science has developed high-tech tools such as satellites and radar to measure things like precipitation and air pressure to help predict the weather. However, many people today, including meteorologists and weather forecasters, still base part of their weather predictions on what they observe in the natural world around them. Although their tools may be different, both traditional ecological knowledge and western science rely on both science and art to forecast the weather.

Check this out too - it's interesting http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/kakadu/artculture/seasons.html

Answer 3

my guess is aboriginal means that the people are not from the area. scientists can learn what changes have occured by comparing the aboriginal people to the people where they originally come from.

Answer 4

aboriginal people are natives of australia. maybe the way that they dress could tell them about the climate?