Australian Bushfires

Bushfires only happen in Australia?

• True

• False

Bushfires can be started in ..... ways

A negative impact of bushfires is....

A positive impact of bushfires could be...

Bushfires in Australia have been around for...

• Only a few years

• They started in 1999

• Since 1901

• Hundreds of years

What causes most of the deaths by bushfires?

• large amount of trees

• immense smoke

• the fire itself

• sudden change in wind direction

Why do some seeds need fire to regrow?

When is the fire danger greater in Australia?

• January

• June

• July

• September

Which climate 'ensures' bushfires?

• hot

• mild and rainy

• hot with thunderstorms

• extreme temperatures

What is an 'ember'?

• fire that has stopped burning totally

• starting point of a fire

• glowing material that remain after fire

• direction of the wind