Water as a Resource and Hazard
Students examine how water moves through environments, supports life, and creates risk through floods, drought, and storms in Australian and global settings.
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Students examine how water moves through environments, supports life, and creates risk through floods, drought, and storms in Australian and global settings.
Key Questions
- How does the water cycle connect oceans, atmosphere, land, and people?
- Why do some Australian regions face drought while others flood in the same year?
- What human decisions turn a water event into a disaster?
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