Austrlains Flashcards
A pull factor
pull factors positive aspects of a place; reasons that attract people to come and live in a place
Job opportunities
What are are four factors that in uence the liveability of places or why people decide to live there:
- available resources (money)
- employment
- relationships with other people (for example, wanting to be near family or moving for a partner’s job)
- lifestyle.
What is urban decay?
urban decay situation in which a city area has fallen into a state of disrepair through its people leaving the area or not having enough resources to look after them
What is a push factor??
push factors reasons that encourage people to leave a place and go somewhere else Relationships lifestyle available resources Water stress
Remote
describes a place that is distant from major population centres
sparse
thinly scattered or unevenly distributed; often used when referring to population density
fly in, fly out (FIFo)
fly in, fly out (FIFo) describes workers who fly to work in remote places, work 4-, 8- or12-day shifts and then fly home
Why did some soldier settlments fail after ww1
Most of the soldier settlements failed because the soldiers weren’t suited to farming, aswell as this they didn’t have enough money for resources and the farms were to small.
Irrigation
water provided to crops and orchards by hoses, channels, sprays or drip systems in order to supplement rainfall
Horticulture
the growing of garden crops such as fruit, vegetables, herbs and nuts
Irrigation: water provided to crops and orchards by hoses, channels, sprays or drip systems in order to supplement rainfall
water provided to crops and orchards by hoses, channels, sprays or drip systems in order to supplement rainfall
List the natural factors that attract people to Griffiths
Fertile soil
Good climate
Flat landscape
Human factors that attract people to Griffiths
Lifestyle
Jobs ( primary industries)
Sea change:
The act of leaving a fast paced urban life for a more relaxing lifestyle
Tree change:
The act of leaving a fast paced ur ab life for a country town