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16 Cards in this Set
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What is demography?
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The study of the characteristics of human populations - size, growth, density, distribution and vital statistics.
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How is natural increase calculated?
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Total number of births - Total number of deaths.
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How is Net Migration calculated?
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Incoming Aussies - Outgoing Aussies.
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What is Fertility Rate?
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The average number of children a woman can expect to have.
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What is assimilation?
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The social process of absorbing one cultural group into another.
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What is urban decay?
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The deterioration of nearby facilities vital for development.
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What is urbanisation?
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The trend towards a greater share of the population living in cities and towns.
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What is urban sprawl?
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The outward growth of large urban centres.
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What is multiculturalism?
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A social policy that recognises the right of all citizens to enjoy their cultural heritage and receive equal treatment and opportunities regardless of their background.
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What is natural increase?
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Calculated by subtracting the number of deaths from births
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What is urban decay?
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Areas within cities experiencing a decline. The quality of built environment deteriorates, urban infrastructure falls into state of disrepair.
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Where is Pyrmont-Ultimo?
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Precinct adjacent to Darling Harbour.
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When did urban decay occur?
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The early 1990s. Abandoned and vandalised buildings and boarded up shops.
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What did people do about the urban decay?
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Developers have done many years of planning and have transformed the area into a modern, commercial and residential district.
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What is urban renewal?
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The aim to replenish an area and to make an area meet the needs of the community, be it economical, political, social or technological.
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How has the population changed since the renewal?
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At the time of the urban decay, there was <900 residents. The population was around 13000 in 2005. The 2001 census recorded that 46% of residents in Pyrmont Ultimo are born overseas.
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