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Geography 2015
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Is good for a level year 9 geography exam
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geopgraphy
australias physical features
australias location
natural hazards
what makes australia unique
geography
physical geography
australia
hsie and art
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Geography 2015
Austalia's Physical Features
Flora and fona
Climate
Mt Kosiusko is the highest
Landforms
Great barrier Reef
Natural Hazards
Difference between natural disasters and natural hazards
Natural disaster has occured and is the result of a hazard
Natural Hazard is a potential source of harm to a community
The six types of hazards
Atmospheric
Cyclone
Hail or electrical storm
Blizards
Bushfires
Hydrogical
Floods
Tsunami
Wave action
Glaciers
Geological
Earthquakes
Volcano
Biological
Disease epidemics
Technological
Accidents
Epidemics
Human
War
Crowd stampede
Torrorism
Different types of disasters
Drought
A drought is a period of time with below average rainfall
Imacts
Economic: effects farmers through loss of production and this effects rural towns and large citys
Enviroment:
Loss of top soil
Can lead to bushfires
Social: loss of jobs and income because of business failing
El Nino
Is when australia resives a drought and South americal gets flooding
Is caused by the change of air pressure
What causes the currents to change
The first image shows the normal currents ans the second picture displays the el nino currents
Bushfires
Bushfires are most common in south-east australia
This is due the there being more fuel which helps sustain the fire.
There is more fuel in that area because the soil is less arid
Severe Thunder storms
Can bring the following features
Strong winds of 90km
Hailstorms
Tornatos
Very heavy rain or flash flooding
Tropical Cyclones
Is a particular type of low pressure systems
Are areas of warm moist air at rising rapidly
Can feature
Very strong winds
Torrential rain
Rough seas
Storm surge
Flooding
Floods
Is below average rainfall for that area
What makes Australia unique?
Fona and flora
Australias fana and flora is very unique as australia has been isolated for millions of year.
More than 80% of Australias flora and fona is found nowhere else on the earth
Australias natural animals have adapted to our harch climets for example the kangaroo can smell water almost a mile away
Size
Flana
Australia has 2 types that are different to other mammals
marsupial
is where the mammal keeps and feed the young in the pouch for a fuw months after birth
Monotreme
Is a mammal that lays eggs there only spiecies is platypus and echidna
Austalias Geographical location
Latitude (flat) and logatude Between
10 south
44 south
112 east
154 east
Closest countrys
Indonesia
New Guinea
New Zealand
Hemisphere
Southern
Eastern
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