Australia (under populated) Flashcards
Under populated countruy
1
Q
Population
A
21.7 million
2
Q
Labour Force
A
11.6 milllion
3
Q
Resources
A
large reserves of iron ore, coal, gold, copper, natural gas and Uranium
4
Q
How it gets it force to exploit minerals
A
Buy attracting migrant workers
5
Q
What is its net migration
A
6 per 1000 (14th largest in world)
6
Q
What do they export
A
Surplus e.g coal from New Castle , iron ore and gold
7
Q
Worth of exports
A
US$200 billion in 2010
8
Q
GDP( GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PER PERSON)
A
$ 41 300
9
Q
Employment rate
A
75%
10
Q
Natural population icrease
A
1.15% a year
11
Q
Population density
A
2.6 people per square km
12
Q
Literacy rate
A
99%
13
Q
Education available
A
21 years of a person’s life
14
Q
Health care good. Therefore the infant mortality is…
A
0.46%
15
Q
All these factors indicate what
A
That Australia could accommodate a larger population
