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A pull factor

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pull factors positive aspects of a place; reasons that attract people to come and live in a place

Job opportunities

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What are are four factors that in uence the liveability of places or why people decide to live there:

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  1. available resources (money)
  2. employment
  3. relationships with other people (for example, wanting to be near family or moving for a partner’s job)
  4. lifestyle.
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What is urban decay?

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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

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What is a push factor??

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push factors reasons that encourage people to leave a place and go somewhere else
Relationships 
lifestyle 
available  resources 
Water stress
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Remote

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describes a place that is distant from major population centres

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sparse

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thinly scattered or unevenly distributed; often used when referring to population density

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fly in, fly out (FIFo)

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fly in, fly out (FIFo) describes workers who fly to work in remote places, work 4-, 8- or12-day shifts and then fly home

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Why did some soldier settlments fail after ww1

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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.

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Irrigation

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water provided to crops and orchards by hoses, channels, sprays or drip systems in order to supplement rainfall

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Horticulture

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the growing of garden crops such as fruit, vegetables, herbs and nuts

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Irrigation: water provided to crops and orchards by hoses, channels, sprays or drip systems in order to supplement rainfall

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water provided to crops and orchards by hoses, channels, sprays or drip systems in order to supplement rainfall

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List the natural factors that attract people to Griffiths

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Fertile soil
Good climate
Flat landscape

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Human factors that attract people to Griffiths

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Lifestyle

Jobs ( primary industries)

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Sea change:

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The act of leaving a fast paced urban life for a more relaxing lifestyle

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Tree change:

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The act of leaving a fast paced ur ab life for a country town

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