Mapping

1. What is it about the pressure system stalled over Australia that relates to the weather over the next 4 days?

The pressure system over Australia is High in the next 4 days there for being the weather is likely to be cold. 

2. What is the air pressure in each of the next 4 days for each of the capital cities? How does this correspond with the predicted weather for these cities?

City	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Sydney	1016 Mostly Sunny	1020 Sunny	1020 Sunny	1017 Mostly Sunny
Melbourne	1024 Mostly Sunny	1026 Sunny	1025 Sunny	1017 Mostly Sunny
Adelaide	1030 Sunny	1030 Sunny	1025 Sunny	1024 Sunny
Darwin	1012 Cloudy	1017 Partly Cloudy	1008 Sunny	1008 Sunny
Perth	1024 Sunny	1024 Sunny	1024 Sunny	1016 Partly Cloudy
Brisbane	1016 Partly Cloudy	1016 Partly Cloudy	1020 Sunny	1017 Raining

1. The contour interval is the difference in altitude represented by the space between two   contour lines on a map. Contour interval = 20f which converts to 6.096 metres

     2. The scale of the map is 1.6km to every cm 
    3. The gradient of the map is 0.01125m

9.2 Questions

1. The development of the railway system in Sydney and and also the building of the Sydney harbour bridge enabled the city to expand to centres into the west like Liverpool and Parramatta

2. Many of the manufacturing and industrial activities are being replaced by new technology and information-based industries. This is affecting the employment structure of Sydney

3. A world city is a city that has been deemed to be an important node (or swelling) point in the global economic system. This is being proved by Sydney quickly becoming invaded by new technology and information-based industries

4. New land releases in the north-west and south-west are required. These are called Greenfield locations. These sites will accommodate 30% of future growth. Many sites inside the city have also been targeted for urban renewal and urban redevelopment through urban consolidation.

5. A Metropolitan Strategy names "City of Cities. A Plan for Sydney's Future"

6. The state government of NSW was responsible for this plan

7.

-ensuring economic, social and environmental sustainability

-manage issues surrounding urban growth

- manage issues concerning decline

8. A Greenfield site is a term used to describe undeveloped land in a city or rural area either used for agriculture, landscape design, or left to naturally evolve. This is different because completely new infrastructure must be built, whereas urban consolidation is using existing infrastructure.

9. 70% of the future population growth in Sydney will be absorbed into the existing developed areas of Sydney, whereas 30% will be moved into the Greenfield sites

10. Many council and community groups were consulted in the development in this strategy. This was important as it was necessary to know what the views of the general population were.

11.

Refer to 9.8:

a.       1994-1995

b.      1989-1990

c.       Urban growth started to declined slowly

d.      The trend for urban development is expected to reverse, and start to rise.

12.

Refer to 9.10:

a.       The population density of North Sydney and Sydney is a lot higher than that of Liverpool and Penrith. This would be because Liverpool and Penrith are further away from the city and the coast line.

b.      The Ocean

c.       Urban housing would heighten the population density while residential housing would lessen the population density

13. 

Greenfield site:

Location: North-West growth centre

Main aspects : happening in the local government areas of Baulkham hills, Blacktown, The Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Penrith, 60 000 new homes will be developed. Strong community focus planned for this area.

Sydney Site:

Location: East Darling Harbour

Main aspects: it is the last remaining port at Darling Harbour is to be developed following a government decision to move the shipping to other port areas. The renewal of the site will feature an 11-hectare waterfront park.