BELL WORK: WEDNESDAY 4.30.2014

Use page 786 and make 3 observations using the map.

AUSTRALIAN POPULATION

BASICS OF POPULATIONS Population: 23,633,268 52nd largest county in terms of

population Most populous country in Oceania (5

times more than New Zealand)

POPULATION DENSITY

6th largest country in the world in terms of land area.

Inhospitable land Outback Most is concentrated on or around coastal

areas

POPULATION DENSITY

2.9 people per square kilometer, one of the least densely populated countries in the world.

Patterns drastically change in coastal areas. Sydney and Melbourne 8,000 people per

sq. kilometer

LARGEST CITIES

Sydney – 4.4 million

Melbourne – 4 million Growing more quickly than Sydney Expected to be the largest city within 25

years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjRrBQC3i2U

DEMOGRAPHICS AND GROWTH

37% claim to be Australian, followed by 32% English, Irish, Scottish, Italian, and Greek

Immigration has increased since the 1st World War. Key Factor in quadrupling total

population. There is also a healthy level of

natural growth as well.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaTEaUjQiiM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quNdaS895gE