Liveability & Continents

What is the definition of liveability?

• Study of what a place is like to live in, using particular criteria, e.g environmental quality, crime and safety, education and health provision

• 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.

What 3 factors are used to determine liveability?

• Eco-friendly

  Economical

  Social

• Social

  Environmental

  Political

• Political

  Environmental

  Economical

• Social

  Environmental

  Economical

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.

Which of these are reasons people would NOT move to a place?

• High crime rate

• Access to goods and services

• Nice climate

• Close to family and friends

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

• True

• False

What is an advantage of living in the city?

• Traffic

• Crime

• Fewer restaurants

• Public transport

Which picture depicts a service?

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Which of these might be considered a pull factor: drawing people in to live somewhere?

• Employment

• Poverty

• War

• Bad weather

Having cultural food and events makes a place liveable

• False

• True