15.8 SkillBuilder activity GEOGRAPHIC INQUIRY 1. Use a map or atlas to locate and label these cities on outline map of Australia: • Sydney • Melbourne • Brisbane • Perth • Adelaide • Canberra. 2. Use a map or atlas to locate and label these cities on outline map of the USA: • NewYork • Los Angeles
• Chicago • Houston • Phoenix • Washington D.C.
3. Where are most major cities located in each country? 4. What physical features influence where cities are built?
5. Summarise one similarity in city locations between Australia and the USA 6. Summarise one difference in how cities are spread across the countries. 7. Explain the spread of urban settlements in Australia compared to the USA with reference to differences in population size, key geographic features and land use.
15.8
Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 3, 4
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
5, 7
6, 8, 9
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Determine which of the following statements is not a reason why Indonesia has become very urbanised. A. There has been a sharp rise in population and increasing unrestricted migration from rural areas to urban cities. B. The first president of Indonesia wanted Indonesian cities to be like the world’s great cities, and he constructed infrastructure and facilities. C. There has been a sharp drop in population and increased migration to rural areas. D. There has been heavy investment mainly in the large urban areas. 2. Determine whether the following statement is True or False. There is no interconnection between the increasing population in Indonesia and the subsidence of land. 3. Explain how and why Jakarta has become a major city within Indonesia and also on a world scale. 4. Suggest why you think people have moved from rural areas to urban areas within Indonesia. ANALYSE AND APPLY 5. a. State Indonesia’s current population. If the area of Indonesia is 1 904 569 square kilometres, calculate its approximate population density. b. Compare this to Australia’s population density of 3.1 people per square kilometre. c. Describe , using statistics, how Indonesia has become very urbanised in a relatively short time. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 6. Explain what are the three main reasons that Indonesia has undergone such rapid urbanisation. Give reasons that justify your choices. 7. Urbanisation causes many harmful consequences to the environment. Decide which of the consequences of urbanisation may continue to have the biggest effects on the environment in the future.
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