Pg 109 Q 1-7

1. Its when people migrate from rural areas to urban areas and rural areas are becoming less populated where as urban areas are
2. Its a small town north of Dubbo, it gets very hot in summer, up to 45 degrees and gets very cold in winter gets to -5 degrees. Its mostly very dry and doesn't get much rain.
3. Atmosphere: is very hot, humid. Hydrosphere: it's dry, doesn't get much rain. Lithosphere: The town lies on the Castlereagh River which is usually dry, but it flows underground.
4. They were blocks of land allocated to the retired soldiers. 
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6. 447 people live in the town. 1072 people lived around it
7. The Community Development Employment Program
8. b) i) About 1km above Gulargambone. ii) about 5km north iii)10 km
9. 9a) i) 14818 3118
   ii) 14816 3124
   iii) 14820 3115
   b) i) 62 53
   ii) 63 53
   iii) 61 51
   c) i) 2km
   ii) 5km
   d) i) mainly forest but not many buildings not very dense
   ii) railways, building very dense 

Mapping questions

Source A-C
What is the predicted population growth rate in 2030? 0.8%
What is the predicted population change in 2030? 60 million
What region of the world is predicted to have the greatest gross increase in percentage between 1800 and 2050?Asia

Source D
How many males and females are there in Ethiopia for the age range 60-64 in the year 2000? 0.7 million
How many males and females are there in Italy for the age range 60-64 in the year 2000?1.4 million
Why do you think that there is such a difference between these two countries? One country (Italy) is more clean, healthy and not as poor as the other country (Ethiopia)

Source E
What is located at GR831979? Dicks hill, price of Wales Rd
What is the highest point at AR7997?
What is the contour interval for the map? 10 m
What physical feature is located at GR820975? Waste water treatment sewer works
Approximately how far is the Laurieton Sporting Complex from Hanleys Point on the Camden Haven Inlet?Around 1 km - 1.5 km
Give the GR for the North Haven Public School.GR830000
What is the highest point at Camden Head? Give the height and GR.GR849987, 75km

Go back to where you came from questions

• What is your initial reaction to the show?

I think that this show was a good show. It gave people a in site to what refugees and immigrants have to go though to get to Australia and  the problems they faced back in there home country which forced them to leave.

Take this Quiz: http://www.sbs.com.au/thefacttester?question=4

• What percentage of immigrants are refugees? 1.5%
• Why does such a small number of people make for such a big deal both politically and in the media? (Give your opinion) It raises the question that if its only 1.5% of refugees come by boat, then why is it such a big political debate and if they do come by boat, it would give other people back in afgan and other countries hope that they could make it as well.

• Where does Australia rank among countries accepting refugees? 18th
• To what extent do we have an obligation to help other people suffering in the world? (your opinion)

Personally i think we do a lot more than other countries, but saying that in general i don't think we help out a lot

• How much extra support do refugees receive in comparison to other Australian citizens?
• How many Asian nations have signed the UN Refugee Convention? 11
• Why is it important to note that Malaysia has not signed the UN Refugee Convention? What does this mean for refugees in Malaysia? It means that Malaysia's are stuck in Malaysia and they cant get out of it

1. What is demography? Demography is the statistical study of human population.
2. In what year did the Australian population reach 20 million? How quickly is the population growing? 2003, December 4th, in 2009 it was one million in 2 years, so its steadily rising.
3. How many Aboriginal people are estimated to have lived in Australia before Europeans arrived? 300 000 and one million, immigration = 53%, natural birth = 47%
4. What the two main ways the population can grow? What percentage of the population growth in 2010 can be attributed to each way? Immigration and natural birth, 133.000 people moved to Australia in 2010.
5. What is the total fertility rate for 2010? Births/Women 1.78
6. What was the total fertility rate for Australia in 1935? How does this compare to other years? Why do you think that it compares this way? Births/women 2.1
7. What is the trend in the fertility rate for Australia since 1950? It goes down on a slope and levels out.
8. What is the average size of a family in Australia? How does that compare to the US? 2.6 per house in Australia, 2.59 in America

Are we a Racist Nation

1. Who is the author and what is his job title? Graham Innes,  Race Discrimination Commissioner
2. Who does he work for and what is supposed to do in this job? He works for the Government
3. What does the author say is often the beginning of a racist comment? Have you every heard anyone use this line to say something racist? If so, what did they say? 'I'm not racist but' and i have heard some one say 'I'm not racist, but Asians can't drive'
4. What percent of Australians are born overseas or have an overseas parent? 50%
5. What is a 'monoculture'? That only one culture is accepted in one place
6. What are some welcome benefits of online technology?  They have connected all the cultures together, sharing stories. 'They also have connected the world's indigenous peoples, as well as ethnic minority groups, in a way they have never been connected before - to share stories, co-ordinate their work, and collectively organise.
   
7. What are some unwelcome results of online social media? 'The proliferation of race-hate websites and materials breeds and incites real world hatred'
   
8. What makes racism online so dangerous? It spreads from the Internet and into classrooms and out into the open where all the new racist jokes come from.
9. What will help stop racism online? There are anti-bullying organisations coming out and some f the material is getting removed off the web and most of the complaints have gone down as well
10. What does the author suggest we need to do to stop racism? We must say no to racism, no more jokes, no more remarks.

How our communities have changed

There are many obvious change that can be seen if you just look around. One main change is the look of buildings. All this modern day, slick, glassy buildings never used to be used in the 90's. And another is the fashion of what people were. But there's also the new developments of malls and car parks and all the renovations to schools and homes. And with the population of Australia growing and leaving, more houses need to be built.

Peer evaluation

Campbell Fisher: Campbell has been a very hard worker throughout the past week, he communicated well with the group and finished his work if not in class, then at home. He always was on time and id say did a very good job.
Nic Kuna: Nic wasn't here at all when me and Campbell was doing the work, he didn't really help out but he did get some information about the natural disaster and if he was here, would have worked well in the group