5A1+Physical+Environments

Australia’s geographical dimensions: – relative size and shape – latitude and longitude
 * The Australian continent**

the origins of the continent: – Aboriginal perspective – geographical perspective

major landforms and drainage basins
 * Physical characteristics that make Australia unique**

patterns of: – climate – weather – natural resources – vegetation

unique flora and fauna

natural hazards in Australia including: – bushfires – droughts – earthquakes – floods – storms – tropical cyclones

the nature of the natural hazard in Australia
 * At least ONE natural hazard from the list above:**

the geographical processes involved

the impacts of the natural hazard: – economic – environmental – social

the responsibility and responses of individuals, groups and various levels of government to the impact of the natural hazard