Bushfires
Introduction
What is a bushfire?
A bushfire is a natural disaster. It is fire burning in some sort of bush - rural, undeveloped, country areas. It commonly occurs in Australia, however it can happen in any location where there's plenty of burnable materials - wood, leaves and trees. A bushfire needs three things to combust
- Source of ignition (spark, match, cigarette)
- Fuels (bark, paper, leaves, plant oil)
- Oxygen (wind)
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About
Year 9 Geography
ICT Assessment Task - Natural Hazards Web Page
Weighting: 15%
Due: 20th August
Task: You are to choose one natural hazard experienced in Australia. Create a multi-page web page with related links.
This webpage should include:
- The geographical processes responsible for the natural disaster.
- Maps describing the areas of Australia's most seriously affected.
- The impact of the hazard on the environment, economy and people.
- The responses of society.
This page has been created by Katharine Tat, of 9I.
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Introduction
What is a bushfire?
A bushfire is a natural disaster. It is fire burning in some sort of bush - rural, undeveloped, country areas. It commonly occurs in Australia, however it can happen in any location where there's plenty of burnable materials - wood, leaves and trees. A bushfire needs three things to combust
- Source of ignition (spark, match, cigarette)
- Fuels (bark, paper, leaves, plant oil)
- Oxygen (wind)
Labels: Introduction
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Bibliography
Bushfire hotspots in Australia
Psychological effects on people after a bushfire
NSW Rural Fire Service
Bushfire CRC
Cleary Explained
Black Saturday Bushfires Wikipedia
Sam the Koala Wikipedia
Inferno
Department of Sustainability and Environment
Wiki
Answers
Skwirk
Credits
Layout done by runningtoyou. with the help of my portfolio's icons over here.
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