Year 8 Geography

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Choosing a Landform or Landscape to research

11 iconic Australian world heritage sites under threat from climate change: https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/11-iconic-australian-world-heritage-sites-under-threat-from-climate-change/

General information

Aesthetic and Cultural Significance

Australia’s World Heritage list: https://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world-heritage-list

UNESCO World Heritage criteria: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/criteria/

Dangers

The major dangers for Australia’s environment are described here. It is written for adults so the reading level is very high. https://soe.environment.gov.au/frameworks/risks

Whats threatening our landscapes? http://www.greencareer.net.au/archived-news/australias-ten-most-endangered-landscapes-named

Maps

Go here to get blank maps of Australia for your presentations: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maps_of_Australia

Landform Specific

Three Sisters / Blue Mountains

Dangers to the Three Sisters include rockclimbers: https://www.smh.com.au/national/once-were-seven-now-we-must-protect-the-last-sisters-20050829-gdlypr.html

The missing four sisters: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/today-in-history/natures-lost-masterpieces/news-story/8c551427f0c47b8d489fb212d0415913

12 Apostles / London Bridge (Great Ocean Road coast)

What happened to the other apostles and London Bridge? https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/today-in-history/natures-lost-masterpieces/news-story/8c551427f0c47b8d489fb212d0415913

Gondawana Rainforests

QLD government site: https://www.des.qld.gov.au/stories/gondwana

A scientific report on the Indigenous sites in the area: https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/2070/1/McIntyreTamwoy.pdf – high literacy level needed.

Information, maps, video and images of the Gondwana site. Some of the information is written to a high literacy level, so ask if you need help reading it: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/368/

Indigenous stories of Wollumbin (Mt Warning):

• https://planetcorroboree.com.au/blogs/culture-country/wollumbin-the-warrior-chief-the-turkey
• https://www.bigvolcano.com.au/stories/minjung/index.html#:~:text=There%20is%20a%20dreamtime%20story,the%20effects%20of%20their%20battles.

Naracoorte Caves

History of the discovery: http://www.naturalworlds.org/thylacoleo/naracoorte/naracoorte_caves_1.htm