Yr9 Urban Places Recap

1. 1. Urbanisation is the process by where-in people move from where to where?

• Urban to Rural

• Rural to Urban

• City to City

• Country to Country

1. 2. What is a common consequence of urbanisation in cities?

• Traffic congestion

• Reduction in housing demand

• Increase in green spaces

• Decrease in population density

1. 3. Which of the following is a factor that drives urbanisation?

• Better healthcare facilities in cities

• Abundant rural job opportunities

• Decline in city infrastructure

• Lower cost of living in urban areas

1. 4. How does urbanisation typically affect rural areas?

• Increase in rural population

• Improvement in rural infrastructure

• Expansion of rural industries

• Decline in rural workforce

5. 5. Migration, Push & Pull factors and which other is considered a factor that causes urbanisation?

• Economical growth

• Interstate Migration

• Intrastate migration

• Natural Increase

6. 6. Which is NOT considered a PUSH factor?

• War

• Natural disasters

• Job Opportunities

• Risk of persecution (death)

7. 7. An example of a PULL factor in urbanisation is?

• Loss of jobs

• Political conflict

• Better access to services e.g. hospital

• Risk of death due to factors such as cultural/ethnic identity

8. 8. Australia's POPULATION DISTRIBUTION can best be described as?

• In the centre of Australia

• Within major capital cities across the country

• Evenly spread throughout each state

• Mainly within coastal areas (along the edges)

9. 9. A factor that influences POPULATION DENSITY and concentration within major capital cities can be?

• Availability of employment

• Better access to servcies

• Cultural or personal connections such as family

• All of the above

10. 10. What is an example of ENVIRONMENT affecting population distribution?

• Major cities being polluted due to increased populations

• Local parklands attracting migrants to stay in that suburb

• The western half of the USA consisting of mountainous regions

• Moving to a local area due to the public schools