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ABS: national regional profile, 2007-2011

TLF ID M015261

This is a digital resource provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which can be used to investigate data relating to the economy, population and people, industry, and environment and energy of selected regions in Australia. The resource contains maps and enables a region to be searched based on a range of geographical region types including local government area or greater capital city. Numerical data on a range of data items between the years 2007 and 2011 is presented for the selected region. The resource includes a description of the data collection, presentation and definitions.

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Educational value

This resource is valuable to the Biomes and food security unit of the year 9 Geography curriculum. It is specifically relevant to the content description that looks at identifying biomes throughout Australia that produce some of the foods and plant material consumed by people. The resource enables students to select regions and compare data about land and water use, agricultural production, natural environments, and land vegetation cover.

Year level

Topics Food products Agriculture Primary industry Maps (Geographic location) Data representation Human settlements Fibres (Materials) Vegetation Environmental impact Human impact

Learning area

Geography
Humanities and Social Sciences

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Contributor

Name: Education Services Australia
Organization: Education Services Australia
Description: Data manager
Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/

Name: Commonwealth of Australia
Organization: Commonwealth of Australia

Publisher

Name: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Organization: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Description: Publisher
URL: http://www.abs.gov.au/

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Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
Address: AUSTRALIA
URL: www.esa.edu.au

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Online

Rights

© Commonwealth of Australia. Unless otherwise noted, all material on the website – except the ABS logo, the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, and any material protected by a trade mark – is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia licence. Logo: Used with permission.