Australian Landforms by Packed with intriguing facts and valuable information, this updated edition of The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia is a must for any young historian. Sweep through world history, from the first humans and ancient civilisations through 40,000 years to the end of apartheid and the war on terror.
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Illustrated encyclopedia of the Earth.
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Sustainable cities by Online encyclopaedias are great for concise and correct overviews.
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ClickView offers a large selection of video content from free to air channels and selected Foxtel content. Search by keywords or browse through their subject collections e.g. Geography. Once you have found something you can stream it or save it to watch later on your Workspace (1G free online storage). You may also save to your local device.
Search the Forrest Library Catalogue using general search terms to find information books about your geography topic:
Alternatively you can browse the shelves using Dewey to guide you:
| Dewey | Subject |
| 333.7 | Sustainability |
| 333.9 | Water |
| 577 | Biomes |
| 551 | Physical Geography |
| 551 | Weather and climate |
| 910 | Geography |
| 919 | Australian Geography |
Need some help in effectively using Britannica? Check out this overview:
Make sure you use Advanced Google or try out handy Google modifiers.
EBSCOhost online database: Offers a broad range of full text and bibliographic databases designed for research.
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It is important to show your teacher you used a variety of reliable resources. Use the online Reference Generator available through the Portal to create your citations. Make sure you alphabetically sort them afterwards.
A sample bibliography for 3 resources listed on this page would look like:
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Green, J 2013, World History CrashCourse, online video, 3 September 2013, accessed 14 September 2016, <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9>.
National Library of Australia n.d., TROVE, Australian Government, accessed 14 September 2016, <http://trove.nla.gov.au/>.
