Australian Natural Hazards Education Map Kit

Authors / CoAuthors

Lewis, G.

Abstract

Developed in consultation with Emergency Management Australia (EMA), this kit defines and maps major hazards affecting Australia - earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, volcanoes, severe storms, cyclones, bushfires, floods and droughts. This kit helps students and teachers recognise risks from different natural hazards and the practical steps we can all take to reduce their effects. The Australian Natural Hazards Education Map Kit contains: - eight colour A3 poster maps with descriptive text - eight blackline A4 map masters - background information on each hazard - student activities - Emergency Management Australia hazard action cards Suitable for primary years 5-6 and secondary years 7-8.

Product Type

nonGeographicDataset

eCat Id

23307

Contact for the resource

Custodian

Corp

Owner

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

Point of contact

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia

Keywords

Educational ProductKit

( Theme )

geoscience education

( Theme )

geohazards

( Theme )

earthquakes

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volcanology

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plate tectonics

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Educational Product

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)

Earth Sciences

Published_Internal

Publication Date

1997-01-01T00:00:00

Creation Date

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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem

Classification - unclassified

Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

Access - restricted

Use - license

Status

Purpose

Maintenance Information

unknown

Topic Category

geoscientificInformation

Series Information

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Unknown

Parent Information

Extents

[-43.0, -8.0, 116.0, 156.0]

Reference System

Spatial Resolution

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