Define demography.

Define rural-urban migration.

Define community.

List the states and territories of Australia.

What is the correct definition for natural increase in a population?

A: the average number of babies born to a woman in her reproductive years
B: the total permanent and long term migration of people to a country
C: the age at which half of the populatio

Which of the following countries were the largest sources of migrants to Australia in 2006?

A: India, China, Sudan
B: Greece, Italy, Netherlands
C: United Kingdom, New Zealand, China
D: Iraq, Iran, Lebanon

What percentage of Australia’s population lives within 50 kilometres of the ocean?

A: 35%
B: 65%
C: 75%
D: 85%

Which Australian state has the highest population density?

A: Victoria
B: New South Wales
C: Queensland
D: Western Australia

Which of the following is not a reason for the ageing of Australia’s population?

A: a decline in death rates due to better health care, diet and other factors
B: increased life expectancy
C: the Family Tax Benefit and Baby Bonus
D: a decline in the total

Which of these communities would be based on shared social organisation?

A: a local government area (for example, Baulkham Hills Shire)
B: a religious group (for example, Buddhists)
C: a country (for example, Australia)
D: a city (for example, Canberra)

Which of the following is false for the Indigenous population of Australia?
A: the Indigenous population is growing more quickly than the non-Indigenous population
B: the Indigenous population makes up almost 20 per cent of Australia’s population
C: Indig

Which of the following is a factor causing change in Australian communities?

A: cultural integration
B: demographic change
C: all of the above
D: none of the above

Which of the following is secondary data?

A: interview
B: landuse survey
C: statistics from the ABS
D: field sketch

On average Indigenous Australians live 17 years less than the total population. True or False?

The last Australian census was held in 2007. True or False?

Australia's fertility rate is less than two children per woman. True or False?

One third of Australia’s population lives in New South Wales. True or False?

Australia’s median age is expected to become lower in the next 50 years. True or False?

Many small towns in country Australia (for example, Gulgong) are experiencing decreasing populations as well as loss of services and businesses. This is a process known as:

A: urbanisation
B: conurbation
C: rural decline
D: urban-rural migration

What is a dominant physical feature in the Maitland area?

A: the Newcastle freeway
B: Heritage-listed buildings
C: Hunter River
D: all of the above

What is a flood levee?

A: a human-made raised river bank
B: the land on either side of the river that is inundated during a flood
C: the height that water reaches during a major flood
D: none of the above

What of the following is a reason for Maitland being an attractive area for industrial development?

A: Maitland is close to major roads like the Pacific Highway
B: Maitland is located where two major railway lines converge
C: Maitland is close to the New

Which of the following statements is true for Maitland’s population?

A: Maitland is experiencing population decline and loss of services
B: Maitland is experiencing population increase and has a young age structure in comparison with the rest of New Sout

Save Our Rail is a community based organisation in the Hunter region. Its main aim is:

A: to promote sustainable transport
B: to lobby for diesel trains rather than electric trains
C: to argue for the Inland rail link through central-west New South Wales

What is a population pyramid?