Factors Influencing Living Choices

What might people think about when choosing a place to live?

• The local wildlife

• The cost of living

• The number of parks

• The type of architecture

What is a "place" in the context of geography?

• A random area on Earth

• A specific area of the Earth's surface given meaning by people

• Any location with a building

• A place with no human features

What is a characteristic of the aesthetic factor?

• Access to broadband

• A sense of community

• Scenery

• Diverse range of spiritualities

What are push factors?

• Positive aspects of a place

• Reasons that encourage people to leave a place

• Factors that attract people to a place

• Neutral aspects of a place

How do pull factors affect people's decisions?

• They push people away from a place

• They attract people to a place

• They have no effect on people's decisions

• They discourage people from coming to a place

What is a possible reason for someone to move to a new place?

• A push factor

• A pull factor

• A neutral factor

• A negative aspect

What is an example of a change in lifestyle that might affect where someone chooses to live?

• Moving for a partner’s job

• Change in climate

• Availability of public transport

• Proximity to a beach

What is a possible reason for the decline of towns in regional Australia?

• Lack of tourist attractions

• Discovery of new resources elsewhere

• Economic decline

• All of the above

What is a lifestyle factor that might influence where someone chooses to live?

• Proximity to work

• Availability of entertainment

• Proximity to family

• All of the above

the degree to which a place is suitable or good for living in is called...

• economic growth

• liveability

• cultural diversity

• technological progress