Water in Australia
Dixon, Rachel2018
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This title for school students takes a close look at some of the major issues surrounding the source and management of water in Australia. Australia is the second driest continent on Earth, after the Antarctic. The availability of water has defined the spread of human settlement, from the arrival of the first Aboriginal Australians over 50,000 years ago, right up until the present. Water is precious in Australia and it is not a free resource. Discover the role in human history of the hidden, underground water sources across Australia and how the presence or lack of water has affected our geography, economy and history. From details about the water cycle to the economic productivity of well-watered and managed areas across the land to the management of floods, to water conservation and hydroelectric power, to the rivers and lakes, this title touches on a wide range of issues relating to water in Australia.
Main title:
Water in Australia / by Rachel Dixon.
Author:
Dixon, RachelHinchey, Jane, editor
Imprint:
Frenchs Forest : Redback Publishing, 2018.©2018.
Collation:
32 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 28 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes glossary and index.
Audience:
Lower primary
Contents:
Water and the history of settlement -- Australian Aboriginal people and water -- Water cycle -- Water seen from Space -- Water and the economy in Australia -- Hydroelectricity -- Floods -- Tsunamis -- Monsoons and cyclones -- Disaster management -- Water sources in Australia -- Artesian basins in Australia -- Rivers in Australia -- Lakes in Australia: Salt lakes -- List of Australian lakes -- Glossary.
ISBN:
9781925630237 (hardback)
Dewey class:
551.48
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
350802
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Penrith | Nonfiction | 551.48 WAT | Available |
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 551.48 WAT | Available |
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 551.48 WAT | Available |
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 551.48 WAT | Available |
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 551.48 WAT | Available |