Urbanisation

Question 1

Urbanisation

Answer 1

Refers to the population moving from rural to urban areas

Question 2

Push factors

Answer 2

• Lack of jobs
• no access to education
• poor health care
• high crime rates

Question 3

Pull factors

Answer 3

• well paid jobs
• higher quality of living
• better access to health care
• better access to education

Question 4

Internal migration

Answer 4

Migrating in the country

Question 5

External migration

Answer 5

Migrating out of the country

Question 6

Industrialisation

Answer 6

the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.

Question 7

Emigrant

Answer 7

a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.

Question 8

Displacement

Answer 8

Moving to a different area due to circumstances such as poverty, war and natural disasters

Question 9

Urban sprawl

Answer 9

the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city.

Question 10

Consequences of urbanisation

Economic

Answer 10

POSITIVE:
- better employment + higher wages
- urban businesses benefit from workers with diverse sets of skills
NEGATIVE:
- more people moving to urban areas than there are jobs
- those who cant get a job live in poverty and are homeless

Question 11

Consequences of urbanisation

Social

Answer 11

POSITIVE
- government considers their urban areas’s diverse needs
- greater accessibility to services such as water, education and health care
NEGATIVE
- traditional concept of a family can change
- fertility rate drops (can be a good/bad thing)

Question 12

Consequences of urbanisation

Environmental

Answer 12

POSITIVE
- Development of infrastructure in the urban environment
- access to new technologies in the urban environments
NEGATIVE
- Industrialisation occur more in urban areas, lead to fossil fuel -> high levels of carbon dioxide -> speed up global warming
- increase in water and water pollution
- deforestation due to land development and resulting loss of floral and fauna

Question 13

Intrastate

Answer 13

Exisiting or occurring within a state

Question 14

Interstate

Answer 14

Connecting or involving other states

Question 15

Internal migration

Answer 15

the movement of people between usual residences within national states.

Question 16

Why international emigrants migrate to Australia

Answer 16

Australia is considered one of the safest countries on the planet. It has low levels of crime and efficient police forces. In general, Australian citizens feel proud of the peaceful society in which they live. Australia really excels when it comes to quality of life for many reasons which include; the weather, higher quality food, a better work-life balance, higher wages.
They usually go to Sydney Sydney is not only home to a number of established migrant communities, but also hosts a number of higher education institutions and businesses which draw in overseas migrants.