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Refer to Australian Government responses to natural disasters – Fact file. You will also need a world map. Part 1: Disaster assistance response teams Refer to source A in the fact file. Locate the places where the Australian Government has recently deployed DART teams to assist in natural disasters on a world map. Write a description of the location of places to which the Australian Government has sent DART teams to assist in natural…

Go to the Tax in your community interactive. Part 1: Responsibilities of the three levels of government All 3 levels of government in Australia work together to provide Australians with the services they need. Each of the 3 levels of government has the responsibility for funding different services and in many cases more than one level of government has responsibility for funding the same service. Complete part 1 of the interactive to…

A successful business is a business that realises its goals, intentions, or objectives. The indicators of a successful business may include: profitability customer satisfaction staff morale achievement of organisational, financial, social and/or environmental objectives. The following table identifies the indicators of success for each business function. Business function Indicator of success Planning Total…

Read the following scenario then answer the questions that follow. Scenario Jo and Sam decided to quit their jobs and start a business selling imported jewellery. They knew where to go to buy cheap jewellery and there seemed to be a market for jewellery in their local suburb – there were 4 other stores that seemed to be always busy. They travelled overseas and used most of their savings to buy jewellery to sell. They leased a small shop at…

Population concentration and out-migrationAustralia’s population of 25 million is mainly concentrated in the state capitals, particularly Melbourne and Sydney. This has consequences for the state capitals and the smaller regional towns. The populations of Melbourne and Sydney continue to grow as people attracted by greater access to jobs and services move to the urban areas. It is expected that by 2050 both cities will have a population of 8…

Part 1: Deciding on entrepreneurial capabilities In groups, decide on the meaning of each quality listed in table 1. Underline the unfamiliar words and research their meaning. Identify those qualities you think are important to entrepreneurialism – highlight them. From these, select the top 10 entrepreneurial capabilities. Share your short list with another group and discuss any differences between each group’s list. Both groups agree on…

The increasing population of an urban area places greater demand on roads for use of private cars and public transport. With urban sprawl, there is a need to build more roads with the construction of housing and industry and with low density sprawl it is not always cost effective to provide public transport. This places a greater reliance on the car, and the need for wider, faster roads to minimise congestion. The construction of roads damages…