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1 online resource (streaming video file) (15 min. 3 sec.) ; 91171524 bytes |
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The Simpson is one of the greatest sand dune deserts in the world. This program looks at how the desert's 1,100 dunes were formed. It also looks at other land types in the desert such as 'Breakaway Country', Gibber Plains and rivers. The program also explores how plants and animals have adapted to the desert.It then focuses on people and the desert, from early Aboriginal occupation to exploration and the current recreation boom. In this last section the program examines current use of the desert and conservation issues concerning its future.This series explores eight significant geographic features of the Australian landscape. The primary focus of each episode is the physical geography of the features, including their geological history. The programs also look at the interaction of people within these environments and issues relating to the care of these geographical and bilogicaly significant places.Education Outcomes:To assist students to: describe places according to their location and natural built features; describe how natural features affct the ways people live in particular places and; identify issues about the care of places arising from the different ways in which they are valued |
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Broadcast 2014-07-21 at 11:05:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Desert animals.
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Desert ecology.
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Desert plants.
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Natural history.
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Sand dune ecology.
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Australia -- Simpson Desert.
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Streaming video
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