Urbanisation Definitions
What is the outward spread of a city and its suburbs as they grow?
Urban sprawl
What are pull factors (pulling people to move to a city)?
Employment opportunities, entertainment, medical facilities, education and higher living standards
What is the movement of people within a country?
Internal migration
What % of Australians live in major cities? Closest wins.
71%
Which country is the largest in the world?
Russia
What is a megacity?
A city with more than 10 million people
Name one example of a megacity.
Beijing.
What is the movement of people between countries on a permanent or semi -permanent basis?
International migration
What is Australia's population density?
3.2 people per square kilometre.
What name is singer-actor Stefani Germanotta better known by?
Lady Gaga
What is the number of people per square kilometre called?
Population density
What is the standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual called?
Quality of life
What is a person who relocates from the city to the to a rural or regional centre?
Tree changer
What is Australia's population? To the closest million.
26 million
Before embarking on a solo career, Beyoncé was part of what R&B group?
Destiny's Child
What is the process called by which an increasing proportion of a population lives in towns and cities?
Urbanisation
What are push factors (pushing people away from cities)?
Poverty, overcrowding, pollution, traffic, cost of living.
What is a person called who relocates from the city to the coast?
Sea changer
Areas with higher rainfall typically have higher populations, excect for which area of Australia?
Northern/top of Australia
What popular young adult book series sends "tributes" to participate in a televised competition in which they fight to the death?
The Hunger Games
What is a push factor?
Factors that cause people to leave the places where they live.
What is an informal settlement built by the poor using material from the streets?
Slum
What is the process called whereby people move from the city to rural areas?
What % of Australians live within 50 km of the coast?
85%
Where did the 2000 Summer Olympics take place?
Sydney