7.1 Chapter Questions

1. Because the major percentage of Australia's population lives at or near the coast things such as pollution, population growth and introduced plants have becoming higher increasing problems.

2. Because of the pressure of urban development along the coastline has caused a range of geographical issues involving various groups.

3. Population growth. More people are wanting to change the lifestyle of living in the city to living out near the coast.

4. Some towns have imposed residential caps or a population ceiling for their town in an effort to stop over development of the area.

5. Pollution- People are allowing their rubbish to end up in urban stormwater drains which brings all of their rubbish to the beaches causing the water to become intoxicated.

Introduced Plants- People bring over other plants to help sustain things such as sand dunes but these plants then destroy the native vegetation.

Coast Rivers and Lagoons- The use of boats along rivers and in lagoons causes them to become silted which then requires a lot of dredging to keep it healthy again.

Tourism and Recreational Pressures- Tourism is becoming more increasingly popular for the coasts of Australia and many tourists developments and resorts are being placed along the coast. This is putting pressure on the infrastructure and environment and if it is not managed properly sand dunes and beaches may become eroded because of allowed vehicle access.

6. The geographers have to manage residents, tourists and commercial-related activities so that the development of the coastline is sustainable.