Geography / Levels 9 and 10 / Geographical Knowledge / Biomes and food security
Content description
Human alteration of biomes to produce food, industrial materials and fibres, and the environmental effects of these alterations
Elaborations
identifying the biomes in Australia and overseas that produce some of the foods and plant material people consume
investigating ways that the production of food and fibre has altered some biomes through, for example, vegetation clearance, introduction of exotic species, drainage, terracing and irrigation
using the concept of a system to identify the differences between natural and agricultural ecosystems in flows of nutrients and water, and in biodiversity
Code
VCGGK136
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