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The Goulburn Valley: Where Is It?

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The Goulburn Valley
Where is it?
The Goulburn Valley is situated to the north of the state of Victoria, just above the Melbourne Region.

Biomes
A biome is a large geographical area of distinctive plant and animal groups, which are adapted to that particular environment. The climate and geography of a region determines what type of biome can exist in that region. Major biomes include deserts, forests, grasslands, tundra, and several types of aquatic environment. As can see on the topography map, The Goulburn has two Biomes:-
1. Grassland in central, northern, west and south-west of the region and 2. Temperate forest in the south-east.
What is grown in the Goulburn.
This region is known for the dairy; about 13% of Australians milk comes from The Goulburn Valley. There are nearly 3,000 commercial dairy farms in the Goulburn Region, with 12 factories receiving milk in the area. Goulburn region dairy products include milk, butter, cheeses, yoghurt, and dried milk products. Same other product grown are Apples, apricots, peaches, pears, plums, nectarines, kiwi fruit, oranges, lemons, limes and cherries. Fruit is a big intrust bring a profit of 335m a year for the region
Agriculture in the Goulburn
Many of the farming methods in this region are from the British and some have being added over time. This region was filled with trees and native wild life but when the white came a lot of the land was cleared and made farms or for grazing animals. There are about 820

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