Water In the World

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Geography K-10

Water In The World

Water resources
Students:

• investigate the characteristics and spatial distribution of global water resources, for example: (ACHGK037)

- classification of water resources
- identification of different forms of water used as resources 
- examination of spatial distribution patterns of water resources 

The water cycle
Students:

• investigate how the operation of the water cycle connects people and places, for example: (ACHGK038)

- identification of water cycle processes VR
- explanation of water flows within a catchment area M ST
- examination of factors influencing water flows and the availability of water resources in different places eg latitude, altitude, topography, location, climate change M VR

Australia’s water resources
Students:

• investigate the quantity and variability of water resources in Australia and other places, for example: (ACHGK039)

- analysis of spatial variations in Australia’s water resources eg groundwater, rivers M GS
- explanation of variations in freshwater water availability across Australia eg precipitation, groundwater, runoff VR
- assessment of variations in freshwater water availability between continents