Year 8 Urbanisation Revision

Is Australia an urbanised country?

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

• Maybe

A city of more than 10 million people

• Capital city

• Megacity

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

Pull 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

An 'urban area' refers to:

• The area along coastlines.
• to towns, cities, and suburbs. An urban area includes the city itself, as well as the surrounding areas.
• Villages, farms and agricultural areas within the state of Queensland.

True or False? Today, half of Australia’s population was either born overseas or has at least one parent who was born overseas.​

• True
• False

What is an "ecological footprint"?

• The distance between two planets
• The amount of water used in a household
• A measure of human impact on the moon's surface
• A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems.

What are the characteristics of urbanisation?

• Lots of services & industries, dominated by natural and managed features

• Dominated by human features, lots of services & industries

• Animals and cities

• Low population density, fewer services & industries

What is NOT considered a pull factor?

• Better jobs

• More education opportnities

• Higher standards of living

• Conflict and war

What is NOT considered a push factor?

• Poverty

• Natural Disasters

• Medical Facilities

• Food and Water Shortages