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Drought

Alice, Jeremy & Thomas. Drought. AUSTRALIA. MEDC Oceania Population:20,294,082 Average life expectancy at birth : 78 years Infant mortality rate: 5 Average annual population growth : 1.2%. AUSTRALIA. The summer of 2009, was one of A ustralia’s driest summers.

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Drought

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  1. Alice, Jeremy & Thomas Drought

  2. AUSTRALIA • MEDC • Oceania • Population:20,294,082 • Average life expectancy at birth: 78 years • Infant mortality rate: 5 • Averageannual population growth: 1.2%

  3. AUSTRALIA • The summer of 2009, was one of Australia’s driest summers. • The amount of precipitation had decreased about 25-30% compared to the summer of 2008.

  4. AUSTRALIA • Drought is occuring in Australia due to climatechanges and extreme changes in averagetemperatures.

  5. AUSTRALIA This results in: • Fires • Since Australias population is growingquiterapidly and the amount of water sources are decreasing, lack of water will be eventuallybecome a seriousissue.

  6. AUSTRALIA • The governmenthavedecided to collect and saverain water as well as recycle water and protect underground water resources.

  7. Botswana • LEDC • Africa • Population:1,576,000 • Average life expectancy at birth: 47 years • Infant mortality rate: 58 • Averageannual population growth: 2.6%

  8. Botswana • Botswana is a generally dry country with a low and variable rainfall which averages 250mm in the extreme south west and 650mm in the extreme north. • More than three-quarters of Botswana is covered with the Kgalagadi (Kalahari) desert.This desert absorbs all of the rainfall without any run-off.

  9. Botswana • Drought makes existing problems even worse. Such problems include a scarcity of water, limited employment opportunities, poverty and low crop production. It impacts on just about every aspect of people's lives, but especially those people living in rural communities. About half the population live in the rural areas.

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