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9) Advantages- it is a renewable energy source and is good for the environment. Also it is reducing green house gas emissions by 25%.
Disadvantages- It does cost quite a lot of money and it does take up a lot of space which will effect farmers. It is also not a reliable source as it only supplies 2 per cent of south Australia's residential customers.
10) The good things about hydro, solar and wind power is that they are renewable energy sources. They reduce green house gas missions which helps the environment at the moment and can also possibly be a replacement for coal power. Also in time it could produce alot of money for the government as the sun and wind is free.
13) the pattern of gas fields is mainly traveling off the coast of western Australia, in the areas west of nsw and Queensland and off the coast of N.S.W and Victoria.
14) a. in the 2004-05 the value of coal was about 16 billion dollars, the value of gold was 5 billion dollars and the value of wool was 3 billion dollars
b. in 2005-06 the value of coal was 25 billion dollars, the value of gold was 6 billion and the value of wool was 2 billion dollars.
c. the commodity with the greatest increase in export value was coal.

Australia's energy resources

1) Coal, oil and gas
2) hydroelectricity, solar power, wind power
3) Australia is looking to develop clean energy resources because it is very clean and will save the environment and will also help the economy because sources like the sun and wind are free.
4) China, the united states, India and Australia.
5) 76 billion tonnes is the size of Australia's coal reserves.
6) 4 billion
7) in 2006 the government announcement plans to help finance a huge solar power station near mildura in  Victoria.
8) Large turbines are turned by the wind, generating electricity.

The Earthquake and tsunami in Japan

1. Tell me all about the recent natural disaster in Japan: 

• Where was the epicentre of the earthquake?
• What was the size of the earthquake?
• What are some of the areas most effected? Describe the devastation and include an image.
• Describe the impending man-made disaster: what, where , why? 

 The epicenter of the earthquake was 130 kilometers off the east coast of the Oshika peninsula, Tohoku.

The size of the earthquake was 8.9 magnitude and there was also multiple aftershocks. A magnitude 7.0 aftershock was reported at 15:06 local time, 7.4 at 15:15 local time and 7.2 at 15:26 local time.

The most effected area was sendai and all down the west coast of japan which was destroyed by the tsunami but other towns and cities like fukushima, ibaraki, and tochigi were also majorly effected by the earthquake. The devastation it caused was huge,the tsunami killed hundreds of people and turned the northeastern coast into a swampy wasteland. The official death toll stood at 413, while 784 people were missing and 1,128 injured. In addition, police said between 200 and 300 bodies were found along the coast in Sendai, the biggest city in the area near the quake's epicenter. An untold number of bodies were also believed to be lying in the rubble and debris.

Onagaw nuclear powerplant, Fukushima 1, fukushima 11, andtokai nuclear power stations were automatically shut down following the earthquake higshidori , also on the northeast coast, was already shut down for a periodic inspection. However, cooling is needed to remove decay heat for several days even when a plant has been shut down.

 

Australia's Natural Resources

1. Who is Australia's largest export partner? What products do they export with them? How much of each product do they export? For what purpose does that country need the products they import from Australia?

Australia's largest export partner is China and they usually export to china are minerals and fuels, services, manufactured goods and rural products. They export for minerals and fuels about 23 billion dollars a year, for services about 12 billion dollars a year, and for manufactured goods and rural products about 3 billion dollars a year. For fuels and services they export about 193.6 million tonnes exported every year. The reason why china needs minerals and fuel because china cant produce enough fuel like coal to support there very heavy use of fuel lifestyle.

2. Who is Australia's largest import partner? What do they import from them? How much? Why do you think that Australia imports these goods from this country?

Australia's largest import partner is china and they usually import goods like clothing, communications equipment, computers, prams, toys, games and sporting goods, furniture and televisions. China’s total merchandise exports to Australia valued at A$35.8 billion. Australia imports these goods from this country because it is a lot cheaper and they cant produce as much in Australia because they don't have the population and workers.

Predicting the weather

1) You need to explain to them what the weather is going to be like. Compare the average temperatures between the countries for the next 3 months and the average precipitation. Find an image of a average temp and precipitation graph for your two locations.


There are a lot of differences between the weather in Sydney and the weather in London. Usually the weather is quite cold and drizzly rain while in Australia it is hot and humid or wild storms and winds. At the moment it is march and in Australia it is starting to become cooler as it is autumn. During March the average temperature in Sydney is about 23 to 17 degrees with 15cm of precipitation usually rain as it never snows hear. In April the temperature is about 21 to 14 degrees with 12cm of precipitation and 18 to 11 degrees with 9cm of precipitation in may. As shown below the average temperature in Sydney from last year

 

While in London it is a lot colder and different types of precipitation to Australia. The average temperature in London during march is about 6-12 degress with 0.ll centremeters of rain usually drizzle  of precipitation. During April the average is between 6-14 degrees with .9 cm of precipitation. 

As shown below the average temperature in london from last year

You will also be going to thredbow where it is quite cold as it snows there. You will probably need to wear enough layers to keep you from freezing but not to much that you will get to hot and sweaty if you are planning to ski. Also one important thing you must wear that you probably wouldn't think of is sunscreen as the glare off the ice is very strong and will burn you very easily 

1.6 Australia's climate and vegetation

1. Weather is the what the temperature is like at that present time whereas climate is the what the temperature has been like for the past thirty years and includes the extremes

2. The lower the latitude the more the suns rays reach that's why the equator, which is 0 degrees Celsius receives the most rays from the sun.

3. In the summer the wind blows to the west and in the winter the wind blows towards the east

4. The currents from the north bring warmer waters and the currents from the south bring colder waters

5. The relief pushes the moist airs up to the higher lands, which is cooler due to the air pressure, this makes the hotter air cool

1.7 Australia's unique flora and fauna

1) So many plants and animals are unique because they have been isolated for 50 million years
2) So many species have survived due to the stability of the continent.
3) endemic means species that are formed nowhere else in the world
4) 89%
5) three areas within Australia with great biodiversity are the Great barrier reef, tropical rain forests of Queensland and the south west botanical province of western Australia
6) The richest insect fauna can be found in the tropical rain forests of Queensland.
7) Marsupials are for example kangaroos are mammals with pouches and fur skin
8) Monotremes for example duck-billed platypus are mammals that lay eggs
9) There is not much difference between a wallaby and Kangaroo but a wallaby is generally smaller and prefer more rugged terrain, whereas kangaroos are found on grassy plains.
10) the duck-billed platypus are found in the rivers and lakes of eastern Australia and are shy solitary creatures. They spend around 12 hours each day swimming and searching for food and the remainder in burrows that they dig into the banks close to water level. There feet are slightly unusual as well, The back feet are partially webbed, have curved claws to help steer when swimming. But there front legs have large webs of skin to help propel through the water.