9.1 Questions

1. Urban Sprawl is when a city’s population is spread out more evenly across its landscape.
2. Urban consolidation is the increase of dwelling densities within established areas over and above that which is already there. This is mainly happens in cities
3. That they have a high population density, a high proportion of the population working in manufacturing and professional service-related industries.
4. Our population, Our Land area and the percentage of our population which lives along the coast line.
5. Infrastructure (housing etc), the availability to fresh water and food resources.
6. Population density refers to the population of a particular place, divided by the amount of space within that area. EG- Sydney has 3,502,000 people and covers 1687km^2, therefore its population density is 2076/km^2.
7.It has the highest population density within Australia, compared to other cities like Mumbai, it has about a tenth of the population density!
8. One of the key advantages is that electricity and water supplies are already in place so it doesn’t require extra building work and things like new pipework and new wires.
9. They’ve been innovative with their design of apartments and new estates to manage the impacts of population growth in cities.
10. (a) – Melbourne, VIC
(b) – Population within that area divided by the square kilometres within that same area.
(c) - Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Wollongong, Perth, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Canberra, Brisbane, Gosford.
(d) – 8 out of the 10 major cities within Australia have a population density of greater than 1000km
11. The buildings will ruin the owners views, as well as put much greater pressure on their water and electrical supplies.
12. Advantage – You have more space and freedom
Disadvantage – It’s more expensive, living in a large complex requires less work around the house.