1.4 Australia and Bangladesh

Question 1

Australia Case study

Answer 1

• 23m people
• Land area 8million km2
• Density of 3
• RIch in resources with large reserves of gas, oil, gold, uranium and metals
• Immigrants make up 28% of population - 6.7m
• More resources than it uses, exporting industries dominate
• High GDP/Capita at $50k
• Unemployment rate and natural increase low
• Healthcare and education good quality - 99% literacy
• Population density mainly focused on coastal areas as inland is dry and lack water and development, so may not be as underpopulated just focused in areas

Question 2

Bangladesh Case Study

Answer 2

• 40% work in primary industry
• 8th largest population of 160m yet 92nd largest land mass
• 1115 density
• 89% Muslim so contraception not used as widely
• As birth rates fell, caused population growth to explode, exceeding the resources
• GDP/person and standard of living very low
• Many underemployed and don’t work full time.
• Wages are low, literacy is 72%
• Poor education - lack free education
• High IMR and death rate
• Struggle to feed
• Deforestation
• Overcrowding, pollution
• Area also susceptible to tropical storms and monsoons and so lots of funding on that