TYPES OF COMMUNITIES
Year 9 GEOGRAPHY
What is a community?
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Communities are groups of people who have something
in common. The something that is shared may be space or
area, culture or religion, goals or values, interests or
occupations, under various levels of government or a
mixture of several of these.
There are two basic types of community-those based on
shared space and those based on social organisation.
Communities based on shared space
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Shared space refers to people living in and/or using the
same geographical area. Examples of communities based
on shared space include:
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A street, for example the one you live in
A park, for example Centennial and Hyde parks in Sydney
A school, for example e Fairvale High School
A small country town, for example Gulargambone, NSW
A local government, for example Sutherland hire
A city, for example Tamworth, NSW
A state or territory, for example NSW and ACT
A country, for example Australia and New Zealand
Snapshot- ROXBY DOWNS
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Located in South Australia
550 km north of Adelaide
Built to house the workers of BHP Biliton’s Olympic mine
and their families after the discovery of minerals there in
1975.
4000 people live in the town and many work in the
copper, silver, gold and uranium mines.
Modern, wealthy outback down completely designed for
mining purposes, with cultural and sporting facilities
including football, bowls, golf, pony and cricket clubs as
well as an art gallery and cultural precinct, cinema and
leisure centre.
Communities based on shared social
organisation
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Shared social organisation refers to the interactions,
interests, beliefs, values and ideals of people. Examples
include:
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Sporting clubs, for examples Lidcome Tennis Club
Professional groups, for example NSW Teachers Federation
Farming groups, for example NSW Farmer Association
Political parties, for example Australian Labour Party
Religions, for example Islam, Christianity
Interests groups, for example hip hop fans
Cultural backgrounds, for example Vietnamese and Indigenous
Australians
Language groups, for example Mandarin and Greek
Groups lined by technology, for example chat rooms and internet
game players
Snapshot-Australian Russian community
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Australia has a population of over 30 000 Russian
speakers.
This community has increased over the last 15-20 years
since the collapse of the USSR in the early 1990s.
In Sydney, migrants from Russia and their families
congregate around areas of Strathfield and Lidcombe.
Sense of identity
A sense of identity makes a region, town or neighbourhood
unique and reinforces a feeling of belonging for its people.
Factors that contribute to a sense of identity in a community
include:
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Culture
Gender
Popular culture
Rural or urban culture
Socio-economic status
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Ethnicity
Heritage
Religion
Spiritual belief
Activities
Knowledge
1.
Explain what communities
are.
2.
Describe the two basic
types of community.
3.
Give two examples of each
of the two types of
community that you have
been part of today?
Identify the type of
communities they are.
Application
Prepare a diagram on the
factor that contribute to
your sense of identity.
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