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    Urban settlement patterns are influenced by various factors. Australia has a very urbanized population with around 90% living in cities, especially along the coastline, which provides reliable water access and fertile land. After World War 2, many people moved to Australian cities seeking employment, further increasing urban concentration. Urban areas come in different tiers from small hamlets to huge megacities and conurbations. Sustainability is an important consideration, as cities must balance current liveability with preserving opportunities for future generations.

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    Urban settlement patterns are influenced by various factors. Australia has a very urbanized population with around 90% living in cities, especially along the coastline, which provides reliable water access and fertile land. After World War 2, many people moved to Australian cities seeking employment, further increasing urban concentration. Urban areas come in different tiers from small hamlets to huge megacities and conurbations. Sustainability is an important consideration, as cities must balance current liveability with preserving opportunities for future generations.

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    Urban settlement patterns are influenced by various factors. Australia has a very urbanized population with around 90% living in cities, especially along the coastline, which provides reliable water access and fertile land. After World War 2, many people moved to Australian cities seeking employment, further increasing urban concentration. Urban areas come in different tiers from small hamlets to huge megacities and conurbations. Sustainability is an important consideration, as cities must balance current liveability with preserving opportunities for future generations.

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    URBAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS

    Quiet work

    CIRCLE OF VIEWPOINTS

    Brainstorm different groups that are


    affected (positively or negatively) by
    urbanisation – here are some to get you
    started:
     Environmentalists
     Aboriginal people
     Government
     Tourists
     Teenagers
    Silent work

    CIRCLE OF VIEWPOINTS

    Choose one of the groups and finish the


    following sentences:
     I am thinking about urbanisation
    from the point of view of ... [the
    viewpoint you've chosen]
     I think ... [describe the topic from
    your viewpoint. Be an actor – take
    on the character of your viewpoint]
     A question I have from this
    viewpoint is ... [ask a question from
    this viewpoint]
    Lecture

    URBAN SETTLEMENTS

    Hamlet

     Urban settlements are


    Conurbation Village
    distinct areas where people
    live and work.
     An urban settlement can be Types of
    defined by how many urban
    settlements
    people do not depend on Megacity Town
    agriculture for a living, or
    they can be defined based
    on their population size.
    Metropolis City
    Lecture

    TYPES OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS


    Lecture

    TYPES OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS (CTD)


    URBAN SETTLEMENT TIER LIST
    Tier Locations

    S Conurbation (Delhi, India – 2nd largest city


    in the world)

    A Megacity (Lagos, Nigeria – predicted to


    be most populated city in the future)

    B Metropolis (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia),


    City (Wollongong, Australia – 3rd largest
    city in Australia)

    C Town (Krui, Indonesia), Village (Lobuche,


    Nepal – Last settlement before Mt. Everest
    base camp)

    D Hamlet (Bogue Chitto, United States –


    population of 864 in 2020)
    Lecture

    WORLD URBAN POPULATION 2015


    Lecture

    AUSTRALIA’S POPULATION DISTRIBUTION


     Australia’s population reached 23.7
    million in February 2015 (52nd most
    populated country).
     Australia’s land area is 7,682,300km 2 (6th
    largest in the world).

     Australia’s population density is one of


    the lowest in the world, with
    approximately 3 people per square
    kilometre.
     Australia is one of the most heavily
    urbanised countries in the world, with
    nearly 90% of the population living in
    urban areas.
    Quiet work

    QUESTIONS

    1. Describe the distribution of Australia’s population and compare it to ONE other


    country’s population distribution. (6 sentences minimum)
    2. Explain what happened after the end of World War II in 1945 to influence the
    urban concentration in Australia (use page 181).
    3. Create a tier list showing the different categories of urban settlement from
    Hamlet to conurbation. Name each place in the form (place, country – something
    interesting). Include photos of each location in your tier list. Use the tier list on
    slide 7 to help you complete this task.
    Lecture
    FACTORS INFLUENCING URBAN
    CONCENTRATION

     Climate and topography – the Australian


    coastline is popular for urban settlement due
    to its reliable rainfall, fertile land and access
    to transport, while arid inland areas
    discourage settlement due to fewer available
    water resources and less rainfall.
     Transport networks – access to sea, road,
    rail and river transportation is important for
    bringing goods such as food into the town
    and taking produce from the area out to
    markets.
     Perceptions of liveability – environmental
    quality, safety, facilities and services,
    cultural identity, social connectedness, etc.
    Quiet work
    CONSEQUENCES OF URBAN
    CONCENTRATIONS

     Brainstorm the environmental consequences of urbanisation. How do these


    factors impact the liveability of a place?
     Open spaces, pollution, traffic, visual aesthetics, etc.
     Rank them from most influential to least influential in your table groups then
    share with the class
    Lecture

    SUSTAINABILITY

     What makes an urban area


    sustainable?
     A sustainable city offers a good
    quality of life to current residents
    but doesn’t reduce the
    opportunities for future residents.
     How can we make cities more
    sustainable?
    Quiet work
    CASE STUDY: NEW YORK CITY AND
    SUSTAINABILITY

    Read pages 193-197 and answer


    questions 1-4 on page 197 (for
    question 4, choose a city other
    than Sydney).
    Early finishers. Start looking at
    assessment task
    TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS – 3 LESSONS

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