Urban Geography Concepts

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What is the primary difference between objective and subjective measures?

  • Objective measures are related to infrastructure, while subjective measures are related to environmental quality.
  • Objective measures are based on facts and data, while subjective measures are influenced by personal feelings and emotions. (correct)
  • Objective measures are based on personal feelings, while subjective measures are based on facts and data.
  • Objective measures are related to education, while subjective measures are related to healthcare.

What do the letters E, S, C, I, and E represent in the context of livability?

  • Environmental, Social, Cultural, Infrastructure, and Educational factors.
  • Economic, Sustainability, Community, Infrastructure, and Environmental factors.
  • Educational, Social, Cultural, Infrastructure, and Environmental factors.
  • Environmental, Social, Cultural, Infrastructure, and Economic factors. (correct)

What is an example of a facility, according to the text?

  • A transportation system
  • A hospital (correct)
  • A school
  • A road

Why do people living in rural and remote areas tend to have poorer health outcomes?

<p>Due to lifestyle differences and disadvantage related to education and employment opportunities. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of Australians live in major cities?

<p>69% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of an infrastructure provided to residents?

<p>A healthcare service (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that determines the liveability of a place?

<p>Personal choice and experiences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between push and pull factors?

<p>Push factors drive people away, while pull factors attract people (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the characteristics of a community described by demography?

<p>Age, religion, education, and income (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common characteristic of a suburban home/area?

<p>Sense of community and access to transport (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of services in a community?

<p>To supply needs such as transport, electricity, and water (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the movement of people from rural/remote areas to built-up city areas?

<p>Urbanization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the quality of everyday living as well as sentiments people build up about a place over time?

<p>Liveability (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that influences people's perception of a place?

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Study Notes

Liveability

  • Relates to the quality of everyday living and sentiments people build up about a place over time
  • Depends on physical, historical, economic, cultural, and social characteristics, as well as personal choice

Community

  • A group of people that share the same interests, place, or space

Urbanisation

  • The movement of people from rural/remote areas to built-up city areas

Demography

  • Information describing the characteristics of people in a community (e.g., age, religion, education, income)

Services

  • A system supplying needs such as transport, electricity, and water

Perceptions

  • What people think of a particular place or environment

Types of Places

  • World famous city: employment, transport, entertainment, cultural events, shopping (but also overcrowding, crime, expensive housing)
  • Outback Australia: tranquility, clean environment, freedom (but also lack of services, isolation, few employment opportunities)
  • Tropical island: aesthetic beauty, weather, low crime rate, food sources, clean environment (but also isolation, extreme weather, reliance on tourism)
  • Suburban home/area: sense of community, access to transport and services, sporting choices, and good recreation areas (but also can be expensive, crime, traffic congestion, decreasing access to nature)

Liveability Factors

  • 5000 Australians are surveyed each year about what makes a place liveable
  • Most people agree that a suitable place is:
    • Easy to get around and travel
    • Offers good healthcare
    • Educational opportunities
    • Is safe
    • Is affordable
    • Is sustainable
    • Is aesthetically attractive

Push and Pull Factors

  • Push factors: things that drive people away
  • Pull factors: things that attract people
  • Objective measures: can be measured and expressed as numbers (e.g., climate, environmental quality, infrastructure, access to healthcare and education)
  • Subjective measures: personal and emotional factors (e.g., personal likes and dislikes, feelings of connection to friends and family, cultural traditions, spiritual connectedness)

Factors Affecting Liveability

  • E - Environmental
  • S - Social
  • C - Cultural
  • I - Infrastructure
  • E - Economic

Services and Facilities

  • A service is infrastructure provided to the residents of the place
  • A facility is a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose
  • Examples of facilities: hospitals, utilities, transportation, museums, schools

Rural and Remote Areas

  • Australians living in rural and remote areas have:
    • Shorter lives
    • Higher levels of disease
    • Poorer access to health services, internet, and lower educational outcomes
  • Poorer health outcomes may be due to lifestyle differences, disadvantage related to education and employment opportunities, and access to health services
  • Distribution of Australian population:
    • 69% in major cities
    • 20% in inner regional areas
    • 9% in outer regional areas
    • 2.3% in remote or very remote areas

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