7.1

1. The pressure of urban development along the coastline has caused a range of geographical issues involving  various groups. Residents, tourists and commercial activity all need to be managed by geographers so that the development of the coastline is sustainable.
2. The sustainability of the coast is the primary concern as it is constantly under threat from pollution and over population.
3. Over development and rapid growth of coastal areas occur due to the current Australian trend for people to move from large cities to smaller coastal towns and villages where the lifestyle is more relaxed, and as such this is known as 'sea change'
4. One response to 'sea change; is the residential population caps that have been put in place so the coastal areas do not become overpopulated.
5. The four areas I have chosen 

Page 113 Questions

1. Drought causes economic hardship for the agricultural population which has an effect on jobs, business and the local economy of the town
2. Farm area's increased, but the number of farms decreased
3. Rural recession, Soldier Settler blocks unable to turn a profit, Less farms
4. A lot of jobs that were previously manual are now mechanised and have been replaced by robots or machines instead of people
5. With better roads and the comfort of today's cars, more people tend to pass the smaller towns like Gulargambone in exchange for the larger cities like Dubbo.
6. Population Decline, The Number of farmers and farms have decreased and less school enrolments

     8. The population has certainly dipped since the rural recession in the late 1960's and the town has never                 fully recovered

     9. More young  people are being born, but as they get older are leaving for better parts (mainly males)

     10. School enrolments were at their peak at 1961 and declined as the rural recession started so more kids were kept out of school to work on the farm with their parents.

     11. Social - Less people wanting to come through or visit Gulargambone

           Economic - Rural Decline

           Environmental - Droughts and extreme weather

Page 109 questions

1. Rural decline occurs when people from rural areas move into urban areas and leave the rural areas with less population
2. Gulargambone is a small town north of Dubbo, halfway between Gilgandra and Coonamble. It lies in the Coonamble Shire Council area. It has extremes of heat in the summer, up to 45 degrees, and extreme cold in winter, around -5 degrees.
3. The atmosphere is very dry and humid. The hydrosphere is also very dry, getting little rain. The Lithosphere of the town is pretty good. Although the town is usually dry it lies next to a river which is also usually dry but flows underground.
4. Blocks of land allocated to veterans.
5. Gulargambone Cypress timber mill, Sheep wool, beef cattle and the production of cereal crops and oilseeds
6. 477 people lived in the town. 1072 live in farms and property around it.
7. The Community Development Employment Program
8.   B) 5km north
9. 
   

Mapping Skills: Geography Preliminary - 2006

1. 0.7%
2. 60 million
3. Africa
4. 4.1 million
5. 3.6 million
6. As seen in source C, African nations are having more of a population growth, while European countries are starting to die down.
7. Dicks Hill
8. Camden Haven
9. 1 kilometre
10. Hanleys Point Bridge
11. 1 km
12. GR831001
13. GR845992 Height 100m

Go Back To Where You Came From Reflection

• My initial reaction to the show is that of shock. My mother always tells me that immigrants are too well off and we are giving them everything and they are just taking our money and they should go back to where they came from, and for a while I believed that too. My view changed when I saw this film. After seeing the trials that these people go through, I can have some sympathy for the people coming here and what they had to do to get it.
• 1.5%
• Because the government is giving them housing, benefits and healthcare for nothing and after they have entered our country legally, while if you want to migrate to Australia legally it is a $60,000 fee, and that is very angering to a lot of people.
• Eighteenth
• Not much, if they want to come to our country legally we should welcome them, but if they want to come illegally then their boat can sink for all I care, they need to do the appropriate way, not illegally.
• None
• 11
• This means that refugees are stuck there and cannot seek refuge from Malaysia except by illegal methods

Australia's population

1. The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations
2. 2002/2003. By 2050 the population is expected to meet 42 million
3. 315 000
4. Decrease in predators and increased food resources. I think that these reasons for increase are bad examples for a first world country like Australia, so none of these could really be attributed to the percentage of population in Australia.
5. 1.78
6. 2.1. This compares as being very low compared to later years after WWII were the population literally exploded because of the peace people had because of no threat of war.
7. Declining and is almost starting to plateau
8. 2.6 people per house for Australia. 2.95 people per house for the USA

How has Australia changed in my life time

List some of the ways Australia has changed in my life time

Physical Changes

1. In my local community, Galston, a new shopping centre was added next to the already existing Galston Village, which had already contained a plethora of stores and restaurants. This new shopping centre was built over an old car park used for the village. It contains a franklin supermarket and a pharmacy, and was probably not necessary for the village. It looks nice and is useful for its pharmacy, but most store spaces there are still empty and available for lease , years after it was opened!
2. In my local chopping centre, Castle Towers Shopping Centre, the old movie theatre, Greater Union, was bought and replaced by Event Cinemas. They completely refurbished the older theatre, added the Vmax (A larger, less comfy version of Gold Class) and put in a Gold Class option. This has been a good change as it has brought the movie theatre into the modern world and made viewing moves more enjoyable.

Socio-Economic Changes

1. The price of Petrol has definitely gone up in the past couple of years based on the recent GFC (Global Financial Crisis). Following the crash of the stock market and many major banks in America, the Australian Dollar careened lower compared to other currency's and the petrol prices soared, causing many problems for struggling families and teenagers learning to drive.

Cultural Changes

1. In recent times people from foreign countries such as Pakistan and Indonesia have been trying to sneak their way into Australia by means of boat. Some have succeeded, but most have just been let into the country and been given food, water, shelter and VISA's, all for free! Many people have gotten up in arms about this, as they see this as the government feeling bad for these people and giving them free housing, and this has caused a lot of problems for Julia Gillards labour government.