The Murray-Darling River System by Simon Wroe https://padlet.com/swroe/7GEOASSIGNMENT 7 GEOGRAPHY en-us 2016-08-04 01:35:37 UTC 2025-11-02 15:08:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png The Murray-Darling River System swroe https://padlet.com/swroe/7GEOASSIGNMENT/wish/117503114 The Murray-Darling River system is the largest river system in Australia and plays a significant role in Australia's productivity. The Murray-Darling Basin is in the South-East part of the Australian continent and covers 1,062,025 km2 or approximately one-seventh (13.8%) of the total area of mainland Australia (Discover Murray River, 2016).This Murray-Darling begins in the southern reaches of Queensland and the river mouth is located in South Australia. The river's tributaries are typically long and slow-flowing, and carry a volume of water that is large only by Australian standards (Murray-Darling Basin Authority, 2015). This river system plays a vital role in Australia's social, cultural and economic interests. ]]> 2016-08-04 01:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/swroe/7GEOASSIGNMENT/wish/117503114 Social Value swroe https://padlet.com/swroe/7GEOASSIGNMENT/wish/117504453 The Murray-Darling Basin is home to many Australians in a number of regional towns and cities. In 2006, the Census of Population and Housing determined that there were 2,004,560 people living in the Murray-Darling Basin region, which is 10% of Australia's total population (Australia Bureau of Statistics, 2009). This is a substantial number of people who rely on the Murray-Darling region for work

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Aboriginal people have a long and strong connection with the Murray–Darling Basin. The rivers, floodplains and land are central to traditional cultural beliefs and practices, and provide water, rich and abundant sources of food, and shelter.

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