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)
 
 
 
 Labels: Introduction 
  
 
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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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