- Occasionally, huge rainsorms can be forecast to hit outback, so cattle ranchers have to try and get cows on road to market before ground becomes muddy.
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Rainfall
- Farmers need rain. - Soil needs to have a great water capacity. - Conserve water. -
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Irrigated crops
- Some farmers only rely on rainfall, others grow irrigated crops - still relying on water.
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Choosing the right crops
- Farmers have to manage what they grow, and when they plant it. - Temperate crops grown in winter months. - Wheat is important crop as it can produce grain under dry conditions.
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Lake Air
- Largest lake in Australia. - Found in heart of outback where is hardly ever rains. - 15m below sea level (lowest point on continent). - Largest drainage basin in world. - In last 150 years, lake has only been full 3 times.
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Evaporation
- Most of water that falls evaporates soon after it touches ground.
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The Great Artesian Basin
-Rain doesnt supply enough water for cattle.-Subterranean body of water underground.-Found under almost 1/4 of Australia.-Holds 65 million megalitres.-Fresh water rises to surface in series of springs.-Tap into basin+source water.
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Dams and reservoirs
- Most farms have dams and reservoirs to store water for sheep and cattle.
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Boreholes
- Farmers use boreholes to tap into underground water supplies.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Rainfall
Back
- Farmers need rain. - Soil needs to have a great water capacity. - Conserve water. -
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