Pipe dreams
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This ABC In Depth feature article is a case study shows how the impacts of human activities including irrigation on the environment and agriculture cannot always be predicted. The Ord River has long been touted as a possible northern food bowl. But nearly four decades after the irrigation scheme was created, why has it failed to live up to expectations? This resource deals with important sustainability issues but is dated to 2008.
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NSW syllabus outcomes
(SC5-13ES) explains how scientific knowledge about global patterns of geological activity and interactions involving global systems can be used to inform decisions related to contemporary issues
Australian curriculum content descriptions
(ACSHE160) People can use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they should accept claims, explanations or predictions
(ACSHE228) The values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research
(ACSHE194) People can use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they should accept claims, explanations or predictions
(ACSHE230) The values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research
More information
- Resource type:
- Text
- ScOT topics:
- Water, Salinity, Dams, Irrigation
- File type:
- text/html
- Language/s:
- en-AU
- Author:
- ABC - Science Feature
- Publisher:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Date created:
- Friday, 6 November 2009
Resource ID: 999dfca2-3fec-419e-ab24-37a3439681f8