LESSON 10.5 What is it like to live in remote places?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to:
• explain how access to and availability of services and facilities in rural areas affects liveability • discuss strategies that could be used to ensure the sustainable survival of rural and remote places.
Tune in Deciding to move can be a big decision, especially if you are moving from a busy urban city to a remote or rural area. 1. What do you think of when you hear ‘remote’ and ‘rural’? 2. Why might someone move to a rural or remote area?
FIGURE1 Would you move to a rural area?
10.5.1
Settling inland Australia
European settlers have occupied Australia for over 200 years — in this time they have moved from cities and coastal regions to more remote locations where they have searched for farmland and minerals. These moves inland mean that sometimes people can be 50 km from the nearest neighbour and 6 hours away from the nearest city shops. Moving inland is easier now with better transport and internet. For 100 years, governments and private industry have attempted to encourage people to move to remote places. Examples include soldier settlement programs and mining projects. But many Australians still prefer cities. Soldier settlement schemes After both World Wars, Australia gave land to returned soldiers. This helped them ýnd work and settle in empty areas.
FIGURE2 Stages in European land occupation in Australia
Darwin
0 400
800 km
Brisbane
Perth
Sydney
Adelaide
Canberra
Melbourne
Date occupied by 1825 1840
1850 1860
1870 1880
1890 Negligible
Hobart
Source: © Spatial Vision
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