How is Queensland changing?
Queensland is changing in many ways, the aborigines who originally occupied the area are leaving as more and more people move there. The aborigines are thought to have arrived there as long as 40,000 years, they are now moving. The animals are changing as well; in 1935 cane toads were introduced to the wild to help pest control however their numbers have spiralled out of control. In 1901 Queensland had only half a million people; by 2005 the population had risen to almost 4million, its population is now just over 4million.
Where is the Northern Territory?
To the north of the Northern Territory lays the Arafura Sea, to the north north east lays The Gulf of Carpentaria. To the East is Queensland and to the South is South Australia and to the West is Western Australia.
What is the Northern Territory like?
Most of the Northern Territory is unpopulated. It is the most barren land in the whole of Australia. Only 1% of Australia’s population lives here, the rest is the outback. The far North Northern Territory (the ) is home to the vast which is Aboriginal land, as well as the . Most of the population live in Darwin. The Nurthen territory has some truly spectacular places such as ‘The Valley of the Winds.”
How is the Northern Territory changing?
The northern territory has changed a lot in the last few years, where as 50 years ago, while Australia was struggling to catch up to the rest of the world it produced almost a quarter (25%) of Australia’s Green house gases, today it produces just under 2.4%.
Between 1981 and 2021 the population of the Northern Territory is expected to rise from 192,000 to 300,000 as more people move there to get jobs.
Comparing Queensland and Northern Territory
Queensland is very densely populated compared to the northern territory, probably because of the Great Barrier Reef, meaning more fishing for fishermen. It is also majorly bigger it has more major cities and is closer to the south where most people live. Queensland also doesn’t have as much wasted space, if you want to call it that, because most of the outback resides in the Northern territory.