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Geography (Semester notes) ({8.2} Where do most Australians live? (Most…
Geography (Semester notes)
{8.2} Where do most Australians live?
Most Australians live on the coast of the nation (Over 80% do). They like places with higher rainfall.
The availability of mineral resources and things to enhance farm production are
geographical
that make people want to live in that place.
Places more near to the middle of Australia are more barren and dry, as well as hot, so less people tend to want to live there.
latitude and logtitude
{8.4} What is urbanization?
{8.3} Where have Australians lived in the past?
Before the British came and took over the nation, Aboriginals lived all over Australia, both coastal and middle areas. While most were still by the coast, there were still plenty towards the center of Australia.
Where do they live today?
Now a days, there are fewer Aboriginals than there were back in 1788, and the way they did things regarding farming and housing and pretty much anything has also changed. Now a days, they live in coastal areas like most others do, while some remain in the more outback.
8.7} How urban are the United states and Australia:
Both the United States and Australia are very large countries that are highly urbanised. both are among the world’s most urbanised nations.
Causes of urbanistation:
More job oppertunities are open in factories and factories are located in Urban areas
devlopment of railways let produced goods be transported to rural areas
fewer people were needed to work in rural areas as technology reduced the demand for labour on farms
cities could grow and develop thanks to new technologies (steel-framed skyscrapers) and utilities (for example, electricity and water supply).
Conurbations
} Sometimes there are so many cities in one area that they seem conjoined. A conurbation is made up of cities that
8.5
Word bank
Population density
The number of people living within one square kilometer of land; it identifies the intensity of land use or how crowded a place is.
Population distribution
The pattern of where people live. Population distribution is not even- cities have high population densities and remote places such as deserts usually have low population densities.