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Stage 4 Interconnections
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Resources linked to the NSW K-10 Geography Syllabus
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A lot has changed since Yahoo and AOL were the homepages of choice. Today's visualization looks at the largest internet giants from 1998 to today.
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California town bars access to site as stunning flowers draw at least 50,000 visitors
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In 1992, a cargo ship carrying bath toys got caught in a storm. Shipping containers washed overboard, and the waves swept 28,000 rubber ducks and other toys into the North Pacific. But the
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As many of the world's most popular tourism destinations are overrun by visitors, operators could pay attention to the UN's sustainable development goals.
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Students explore supply chains by identifying a supply chain process for a candy bar from raw materials to the end consumer.
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Cobalt is a vital ingredient in batteries powering electric vehicles, smartphones and computers, but most of the world’s supply comes from a country where children work in mines.
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As thrill seekers and Instagrammers swarm public lands, reporting from seven sites across America shows the scale of the threat
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An environmental disaster looms for remote East Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory, as tonnes of waste wash up on its shores.
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Concern is growing about so-called zero-dollar Chinese tourists in Bali, and just how little of their money stays on the island.
GTANSW & ACT's insight:
Tourism connections
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From global shipping to undersea cables and population density, these maps highlight our impact on the planet.
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With 202,157 flights tracked, yesterday was the busiest day of the year in the skies so far and our busiest day ever. This was the first time we tracked more than 200,000 flights in a single day
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“I made this item you are going to buy, but I didn’t get paid for it.”
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Toxins from old computers, fridges and other electronic goods are polluting chicken eggs in an area where 80,000 people live
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Tourism can be good for local economies, but unregulated, over-tourism has started to ruin some of the attractions explorers are traveling to see.
GTANSW & ACT's insight:
Impact of tourists on destination countries
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Australians believe tourism generates wealth and jobs but also causes overcrowding in cities and higher prices, according to a United Nations survey.
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"In Globalization 4.0, companies that have nothing to do with growing cocoa still capture a disproportionate amount of profits from its end products."
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Hordes of tourists haven't been able to get anywhere near the beach that's become a "social media phenomenon".
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JAKARTA • The authorities in Bali have enacted a ban on single-use plastics, including shopping bags, styrofoam food packets and straws, in a bid to greatly reduce the amount of plastic waste clogging up rivers and the seas around the holiday island.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Undercover investigation exposes illegally long working hours and low wages for staff at factory producing toys for Disney
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10 maps to understand the world flight paths mess
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Explore the social media universe in this giant infographic, where every platform is a planet sized based on the amount of users it has.
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The Croatian island of Vis is gearing up for a massive influx of tourists wanting to see where the Abba-inspired movie sequel was filmed.
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You’d be surprised by how much raw material goes into the everyday items you use.
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