City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

Water in Australia, Rachel Dixon

eng

mapsillustrations

index present

For upper primary school age

non fiction

Water in Australia

Rachel Dixon

Australian landscapes

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 see how the presence or lack of water has affected our geography, economy and history. In this series, read about the sustainability issues that affect Australia's natural environments, and what is being done to preserve them for the future. Discover the geography and history of each of Australia's magnificent landscapes, and investigate their importance to the Indigenous Australians who have lived in them for thousands of years

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 -- Index

juvenile