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the effects on environments of human alteration of biomes to produce food, industrial materials and fibres (AC9HG9K02)

Elaborations
  • identifying the biomes in Australia and a country in Asia that produce some of the foods and plant material people consume
  • explaining the differences between natural and agricultural ecosystems in flows of nutrients and water, and in biodiversity; for example, the tropical rainforest biome in Indonesia produces food such as fruit, grains, nuts, vegetables and spices, and non-food products such as wood, rubber, coffee, chocolate and palm oil
  • explaining how human alteration of biomes (for example, drip irrigation, fertilisers, pesticides, genetically modified seeds, agrobiotics, terracing, and controlling erosion and overgrazing) has increased agricultural productivity in Australia and a country in Asia
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
Cross-curriculum priorities
ScOT terms

Fibres (Materials),  Environmental impact,  Human impact,  Primary industry,  Vegetation,  Food products

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