the movement of people from one location
to another within a state of Australia
What is intrastate migration?
100
What is an immigrant?
person who has come to live in
a new country
100
What is an ageing population?
Ageing population is a phenomenon that occurs when the median age of a country or region increases due to rising life expectancy and/or declining fertility rates.
100
24 million
What is the population of Australia?
200
the average number of babies born to women
during their reproductive years
What is fertility rate?
200
Define urban
describes areas where people
live in population clusters of more than
1000 people and where either secondary
or tertiary industry is the main activity
200
Give reasons for the fall in Australia's fertility rate
Increasing use of contraception
Increasing cost of raising children
Reductions in child mortality
Changing cultural values
200
Population density is calculated using this equation
Rural communities depend on the success of
the area’s main activity, whether it is agriculture,
fi shing, logging, mining or tourism.
400
Describe the birth rate, death rate and population growth in the first stage of a demographic transition
High birth rate, high death rate - stable population
400
Describe differences in the indigenous population compared with the rest of the population
Lower life expectancy
Lower levels of employment and education
Higher birth rate
400
Draw a globe and label with equator, tropics and their latitude
See diagram
500
Describe the settlement pattern of Australia's population
- Most people live on the coast in capital cities
- Few people live in inland
500
Explain why many ethnic groups tend to congregate in certain suburbs
They join
communities that provide familiarity and support
and allow them to retain elements of their own
original culture and heritage.
People like to live in a neighbourhood where they
can do things that they enjoy or are important to
them.
500
Describe the birth rate, life expectancy and population growth rate in the third stage of a demographic transition
Birth rate is falling, life expectancy is still increasing, population is growing.
500
Describe the changes to Australia's ethnic composition that have occurred over the last 200 years
Early on, most immigrants were from the UK and Ireland.
After WWII many immigrants came from Italy, Greece and East Europe
Today there are many immigrants from the Middle East and Asia