Year 8 Changing Nations

Is this rural or urban? High population density

• Rural

• Urban

Is this rural or urban?: Low population density

• Rural

• Urban

Is Australia an urbanised country?

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

• Maybe

What percentage of Australians live within 50kms of the coast?

• 24%

• 44%

• 84%

• 100%

What is Australia's average population density (people per square kilometer)?

• 1.2

• 2.9

• 6.87

• 24

What is Australia's current population?

• 21 million

• 24 million

• 300 million

• 7 billion

What is urban sprawl?

• The sprawl of people from rural areas to urban areas.

• The main city centre in an urban area.

• The spreading of urban areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate an expanding population.

The movement of people from one country to another is called...

• Migration

• Rural to urban migration

• Internal migration

Push factor

• things that make people want to leave an area such as high crime, lack of education & health services

• things that attract people to move to an area such as greater employment opportunities

Slum housing, unreliable power systems, congested roads and poor public transport, inefficient ports and inadequate schools are examples of:

• rapid urbanisation challenges

• rapid urbanisation benefits