Chapter 4: Gulargambone facing change

1) Rural decline is when there is a loss of population, employment & opportunities in a rural area

2) Gulargambone is a small rural town located on the Castlereagh River, halfway between Gilgandra and Coonamble

3)  atmosphere - it is a dry climate low rainfall
     hydrosphere - the amount of water which is low
     lithosphere - low terrain, flat with some small mounds

4) Soldier Settler Blocks were blocks of land set aside for returned soldiers from WW2, soldiers were young and brought along families

5) Agriculture and Forestry

6) 1072 and 625 in the surrounding area

7) Community Development Employment Program

8bi) North West
   ii) North North East
  iii) West

9a)i
    ii)
 b)i 6253
  ii 6353
  iii 6152
 c)i
  ii)
 d)i  Qutie low, ruins of buildings
     ii  There is an increase in homesteads, ruins and buildings

10) 4.5 has the largest scale as firstly, 4.6 and 4.30 do not have a scale and that 1cm = 250,000 cm