Place and Liveability

What is the definition of liveability?

• Assessment of what a place is like to live in, using particular criteria, for example, environmental quality, crime and safety, education and health provision, access to shops and services, recreational facilities and cultural activities.

• An excessive amount of noise that may make completing activities in a place difficult or impossible.

• The area around the student’s home or school that can be explored in a few hours.

• The organisation of systems such as roads, transport and communication systems that serve an area, country or region.

Which picture depicts a rural area?

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Which picture depicts an urban area?

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Ben and Jess have five kids of school age a large dog and they like to be outdoors. Choose one factor from the following, that will probably not influence their decision to live in a certain neighbourhood.

• Schools nearby.

• Dog walking park.

• Large house.

• Aged care home.

According to the Economist, which European city was the most liveable for 2018?

• Frankfurt, Germany

• Paris, France

• Vienna, Austria

• London, England

Would the place depicted in this picture be considered...?

• Urban

• Remote

• Rural

Access to services e.g. shops and schools are examples of liveability criteria

• True

• False

Which of the following is the least liveable city in the world (ranked 140)?

• Dakar

• Damascus

• Port Moresby

• Lagos

What does the O stand for in BOLTSS?

• Optional

• Oreos

• Orientation

• Organs

What does the term 'urbanisation' mean?

• It relates to characteristic of the countryside rather than the town

• It examines the increase in the population in cities and towns versus rural areas

• The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects

• The action of clearing a wide area of trees