Geography- Where Do Australians Live Flashcards
Push Factor
Reasons that encourage people to leave the location.
e.g. Leaving a country with war going on
Pull Factor
Positive aspects of a location that encourage people to come to a location.
e.g. Refugees come to Australia because it is a safe country
Four factors that influence the liveability of a place
- Available resources 2. Employment 3. Relationships with other people 4. Lifestyle
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
Remote
describes a place that is distant from major population centres
Sparsely
thinly scattered or unevenly distributed; often used when referring to population density
Fly in and fly out
describes workers who fly to work in remote places, work 4-, 8- or12-day shifts and then fly home
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
Were any 1917 soldier settlements attempted in
parts of Australia that today are remote mining regions with a FIFO workforce?
There were only a few soldier settlements where FIFO mining areas are today. They are in the north of Brisbane.
Primary Industy
Is involved in the extraction and collection of natural resources
Provide services
That provide jobs in schools, restaurants and meet the needs of primary industry workers
Natural factors which attract people to Griffith
Fertile land for farming, flat land for crops to grow.
Human factors that attract people to Griffith
More work opportunities in primary industry, quieter lifestyle
Sea change
the act of leaving a fast-paced urban life for a more relaxing lifestyle in a small coastal town e.g Docklands to Rosebud
