SCSA Geography Geographical Knowledge and Understanding
5 sample questions with marking guides and sample answers
Invasion and succession is best defined as
the grouping together of different or related land use functions that benefit from each other.
a land use establishing in an area to become the dominant land use in that area.
the tendency of an activity to remain in a location when it is no longer economically viable.
the low-density outward growth of urban areas into the surrounding rural lands.
Land use competition is characterised by
competitiveness between cities that encourages the development of high-quality urban infrastructure, attracting financial capital and creating business opportunities and competition.
resistance to the movement of land use functions to new locations; instead, decisions are made to keep them where they are located.
the movement of people, flows of trade and investment, the purchase of goods and services, and cultural influences that create an advantage to either urban or rural places.
different land use functions competing for a particular location, resulting in land value increases and land uses that can deliver the highest return on investment, locating in that location.
From the list below, explain how two of these challenges affect Australian metropolitan or regional centres.
- Housing
- Economic restructuring
- Employment
- Transportation
- Congestion
- Environmental degradation
- Waste management
- Personal safety
- Land abandonment
- Urban sprawl
- Socio-spatial inequality
- Social inclusion and exclusion
- Changing demographics
Describe two demographic characteristics of a megacity you have studied.
Select one significant challenge facing either metropolitan Perth or a regional urban centre in Western Australia and discuss how two planning strategies are being, or have been, used to address the challenge.
Explain why two of the following each present a challenge to places located outside major cities in Australia. Use one example to support each answer.
• population loss
• economic restructuring
• employment
• housing
• service and water provision
• concentrations of socially vulnerable populations
• social exclusion
• transportation
• resource degradation
• land use conflicts
• declining political influence
• isolation and remoteness
• fly-in/fly-out work patterns