Bushfire Mitigation
Key Inquiry Question:
How can the impact of bushfires on people and places be reduced?
How can the impact of bushfires on people and places be reduced?
Case Study: Winmalee Bushfires 2013
Investigation 1
- Where is the place located?
- What are the natural features of the place that made it fire prone?
- What are the human features of the place that made it fire prone?
Winmalee, Blue Mountains, N.S.W. |
Winmalee Fire map 2013 |
Activity 1: In groups or pairs use satellite imagery, Google street view photographs and topographic maps to compare the human and natural features of Busby and Winmalee.
Words to describe terrain
craggy adjective
steep with a lot of rough rocks gentle adjective a gentle slope or shape is gradual, with no sudden changes gently adverb gradually, with no steep slopes or sudden change in direction graded adjective made level or less steep gradual adjective a gradual slope is not steep highland adjective relating to mountains and hills hilly adjective a hilly area has a lot of hill |
lowland adjective
relating to or living in an area of lowland mountainous adjective covered with mountains rolling adjective rolling land has gentle slopes continuing for a long distance sheer adjective extremely steep sheer adverb something that rises or falls sheer has a very steep slope steep adjective a steep slope rises quickly and is difficult to climb upland adjective relating to or living in an area of high land steeply adverb |