Wheatbelt region of Australia
GPTKB entity
Statements (66)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
region
|
gptkbp:area |
approximately 155,000 square kilometers
|
gptkbp:averageRainfall |
300-400 mm per year
|
gptkbp:borders |
gptkb:Perth_metropolitan_area
Great Southern region Goldfields-Esperance_region |
gptkbp:climate |
semi-arid
Mediterranean_climate |
gptkbp:community_service |
hospitals
emergency services medical_clinics |
gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
national parks
nature reserves |
gptkbp:cultivation |
cattle
sheep canola barley oats |
gptkbp:culturalEvents |
agricultural shows
wheat harvest festival |
gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Indigenous heritage
European_settlement_history |
gptkbp:economicActivity |
livestock farming
agricultural machinery grain export |
gptkbp:education |
primary schools
secondary schools TAFE_colleges |
gptkbp:environment |
biodiversity
|
gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
land degradation
biodiversity loss salinity |
gptkbp:established |
early 20th century
|
gptkbp:famousPerson |
community leaders
local farmers politicians |
gptkbp:governs |
gptkb:Shire_of_York
gptkb:Shire_of_Northam gptkb:Shire_of_Merredin |
gptkbp:historicalEvent |
settlement expansion
gold rush impact World_War_II_contributions |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wheatbelt region of Australia
|
gptkbp:knownFor |
agriculture
|
gptkbp:localGovernment |
gptkb:Wheatbelt_Development_Commission
regional councils |
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Australia
|
gptkbp:majorCity |
York
Northam Merredin |
gptkbp:majorIndustry |
farming
|
gptkbp:majorStations |
wheat
|
gptkbp:naturalResources |
water
minerals |
gptkbp:population |
around 77,000
|
gptkbp:sport |
gptkb:Australian_rules_football
cricket netball |
gptkbp:tourism |
historical sites
wildflower season |
gptkbp:transportation |
airports
road networks rail networks |
gptkbp:transportLinks |
gptkb:Great_Southern_Highway
gptkb:Great_Eastern_Highway railways |