Episode of Series “Australian Geography”.
Contrasts the need and the scarcity of water in Australia with the high per capita consumption in our cities. Shows briefly the processes of water supply, pollution control, purification and the variety of uses to which water is put in a city. Suitable for upper secondary level.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011687
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water use
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-storage
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-supply - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water - Purification
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water consumption
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-storage
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water consumption
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)