What is an asylum seeker?

An asylum seeker is a person who has fled their own country and applies to the government of another country for protection as a refugee.

What reasons would they leave their country and come to Australia?

The reason why asylum seeker's would leave their country and come to Australia is because Australia allows any race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, political opinion because they caused them to flee from their country.

What reasons will allow them to be approved for asylum?

Persecution due to their beliefs, race and nationality, and opinions.

From what countries are most asylum seekers coming?

Iraq and Burma.

What title does Kevin Rudd have in the Australian Government? Explain what this role entails

Foreign Affairs Minister, the highest on the rank.

What is Kevin Rudd concerns?
Kevin Rudd's concerns are that he accused North Korean's nuclear weapons and missile programs are direct threat to Australia, the US, South Korea and Japan are blamed for provoking the current dangerous instability on the Korean Peninsula.

What forum was he at to express his concerns?
ASEAN Regional Forum

What actions have North Korea performed recently which have Rudd alarmed and the region lacking stability?
North Korea has been working for about a decade on its Tapodong-2 long range missile, with a reported design range of 15,000 km, torpedoes sunk Korean naval ship and civilians on the island. 

What is a 'direct threat' to Australia according to Rudd?
The 'direct threat to Australia according to Rudd is the development of the long range missiles that propose danger to the security of our nation, and Rudd would take leaderships and be participating on UN. And they can make lots of allies which is good for strong economy and technology.

What do you think that Rudd is trying to accomplish diplomatically by calling out his North Korean counterpart publicy? How does this relate to Australia's relationship and role in the region?
However a fired-up Mr Rudd said Mr Pak and his colleagues needed to re-engage with reality if their renewed discussions with the outside world were to bear any fruit. This relates to the relationship of Australia and the countries of the region because in the eyes of other nations Australia will be seen as a leader and many countries will have a positive perception of what Australia is doing, promoting the relationship with it's neighbors.
How does this relate to Australia's relationship to major allies?
This relates to Australia's relationships to major allies because in doing this Australia will demonstrates its loyalty and promotes its status with other allies.

Summarizing the article 'We're not helping really' and Opinions.

Dot Points (article)

• By 2015 we will be spending $8 billion a year on helping people overseas.
  
• Kevin Rudd announced a review of Australia's overseas aid program by an impressive panel of experts. 
  
• Helping people in need is a good thing to do, and there are always more people who need help but spending money in ways that make no difference doesn't help anyone, and there is no virtue in aid that makes donors feel good but doesn't help the needy.
• Most obviously, emergency relief after disasters such as Indonesia's tsunami can save thousands. But this accounts for only 7 per cent of today's program.
  
• First, poverty is being overcome. In 1981, 54 per cent of the world's people lived in extreme poverty. By 2005 this had fallen to 25 per cent. In 2015 it will be less than 15 per cent, according to the World Bank
  
• Many of the world's most populous nations, left behind two centuries ago by the industrial revolution, are finally catching up.
  
• In China, economic growth has lifted half a billion people out of poverty since 1990
  
• Now, as we watch some of the word's poorest countries start to grow of their own accord, we can see more clearly that aid in any form (capital, technology, roads, schools, armies of technical advisers) does not make much differences.

Opinion (my perspective)

I reckon i agree with the author of this article because we are just spending money and there is no proof that aiding some countries will come out positively. Aiding program that Kevin Rudd started since 2005 (?) may end up wasting money. "But spending money in ways that makes no difference doesn't help anyone, and there is no virtue in aid that makes donors feel good but doesn't help the needy." this explains that Kevin Rudd was just wasting 8 billion dollars on aiding and never see the outcome. However, in the other hand, some aids help for example, Indonesia's Tsunami can save thousands homeless people which was very effective. But in the end, Indonesia could have built new school's with their money but Australia is just spending money on unnecessary things.

Why do you think Australia is giving more Aid? What would be the benefits of such a policy? What would be the negatives?

Because due to that Australia got into UN security council, now Australia is grabbing attention and therefore, we can impress America and we would look good if we keep aiding. Aiding other countries would benefit us by looking towards the future. We can benefit not economically but where we can have close relationship from other countries and they will owe so much in trading, military. However, Australia could have helped poverty's instead of helping other countries first because in Australia we are experiencing poverty, homeless, unemployment a lot and we could help them first. One more thing that is negative that aiding countries is that Australia may be low on money.

Year 10 Thursday 5/5 Mapping

1. What is it about the pressure system stalled over Australia that relates to the weather over the next 4 days? The high pressure system will stop rainy weather (relating to sunny condition in the graph below)
2. What is the air pressure in each of the next 4 days for each of the capital cities? How does this correspond with the predicted weather for these cities? In next 4 days, cities will experience high pressure of weather.

Cities	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Sydney	1016	1012	1016	1017
Melbourne	1030	1027	1019	1022
Darwin	1014	1014	1018	1022
Perth	1018	1024	1022	1018
Adelaide	1028	1019	1028	1018
Brisbane	1016	1015	1017	1017

1. What is the contour interval (sometimes abbreviated CI)? Convert to metric. The contour interval is 6.096m, Contour interval is the line between the line.
2. What is the scale of the map? Convert it into the metric system. 2cm equal one mile or 1.6km
3. What is the gradient of the line? Calculate in metric system.

        0.01125m

Additional Question for 2002 school certificate

pg 22 Source H

What is the distance and local relief between the centre of the pine plantation and the factory?

5000 metres 

Give the Grid Reference for the Coal Mines as well as the local relief and distance between them.

GR843473, GR897475, 3500 metres

Give the Grid Reference for the intersection of the walking track and sealed road.

GR844440

pg 24 Source I

What is the air pressure at Sydney and Perth?

Sydney- 1019 hectopascals

Perth- 1011 hectopascals

What is the wind speed  and direction at Rockhampton?

Calm, No where

What is the Latitude and Longitude at Melbourne?

36S ,114E

What is the Latitude and Longitude where it is raining?

Darwin - 12E,130S

What is located in the SW just off the map?

Isobars

A city in five images

FINLAND
Helsinki is the largest city in Finland. It's the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is 588,941 (31, Jan 2011).making it by far the most municipality in Finland.

Helsinki is spread across a number of bays and peninsulas and over a number of islands. Population density in certain parts of Helsinki's inner city area is very high, reaching 16,494 inhabitants in kilometres in the district of Kallio.

I picked this image because this is a view seen from spot satellite. And also, you can see numerous islands, bays, and peninsulas in this image and i believe this is important to start with.

Helsinki Cathedral is an Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the exact centre of Helsinki. A distinct landmark in the scenery of central Helsinki, with a tall green dome surrounded by four smaller domes, the church was built in 1830-52, in neoclassical style.

The reason why i chose this image was because this Cathedral was built exactly in the centre of Helsinki, and it became one of the landmark's in Finland.

Finlandia Hall is a concert hall with a congress wing in Helsinki. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto. This work began in 1967 and completed in 1971. The main features of the building's exterior are the great horizontal mass of the building proper and the towering auditorium that rises above it. The main external wall material is Carrara marble and with copper roofs, which have acquired a green pantina, and teak window frames.

Another reason why i chose this picture was because that this building by Alvar Aalto, who built so many other buildings such as Auditorium of University of Technology.

Aleksanterinkatu is a street in the centre of Helsinki. The street begins near the Presidential Palace and continues to meet with Mannerheimintie, the longest street in Helsinki. It runs past several famous buildings, such as Ritarihuone (the seat of Finnish nobility), the Helsini Cathedral.

This is just a street photo but still, this street is famous for the length, where it was linked with and shops around so many tourist visit this place.

Helsinki Swimming Stadium is a popular refreshment place for citizens. It is open from the beginning of May to the end of September. It is a popular place, and in summertime it is visited by about 5000 swimmers every day. The Stadium has three pools: a 50 metre exercise swimming pool, a jumping pool and a children's pool, and a small, shallow, round wading pool for small children a litter further away. The jumping pool has two 1 metre and two 3 metre high springboards, and a 1 metre plateau in front of the jumping tower. The area also has a water slide, a gym, a basketball field, a volleyball field, a table tennis table and a café.

Urban Sprawl or Consolidation : Jordan Springs

1.  Urban sprawl, because in Jordan's Springs, there were nothing and everything is brand new and away from cities. Most homes were made of low density, and it promotes less pollution by using more of buses, and cars.

2. I think, this new development is positive for the people who doesn't have any job and poor. The people who doesn't have job, will find this new development a chance of them getting a new job.  '5300 jobs would be created.' For Sydney, i think they would think this new development would be negative because they have to share and lose resources, electric powers, and water supply to this new development. Also Sydney might think that they would lose some of their population to Penrith.