Starter

Watch as an introduction to the wildfires in Victoria, Australia in February 2009. Note key points.

TASK:

Develop a detailed understanding of ONE recent wildfire event. You must be able to:

• describe the spatial and temporal setting of the wildfire
• assess the perception of the wildfire, and the factors affecting those perceptions at a range of scales – eg, magnitude, frequency, population characteristics etc.
• explain the causes of the wildfire
• explain and assess the impacts of the wildfire
• explain, assess and justify the response to the wildfire – including the factors affecting this response.

There is information about the Victoria 2009 wildfire event on pages 220-221 in the textbook (https://slaveevo.com/goto/?ai=2745).