The task: Population growth is widely seen as desirable for economic growth. This simple “bigger is better” philosophy underpins the argument for a big Australia fuelled by immigration and championed by many politicians and business leaders. But while Australia is large geographically, its long-term carrying capacity is estimated to be around 8 to 12 million people. Write an essay that critically evaluates the effect of Australia’s growing population and urban sprawl on “water resources”. You may find it helpful to present your arguments through a case study approach. Note: The essay should be 2000 words in length. Illustrate your essay with graphs, maps, tables and diagrams as appropriate. Please either draft your own figures or modify maps and diagrams to suit your essay (if you are modifying don’t forget to reference the original source) – try to avoid simply copying other people’s maps or figures. Copied illustrations do little to enhance the work. Illustrations should be inserted electronically. (Note: if you wish to use the colour maps distributed in practical’s to illustrate aspects of your report, that’s fine; there is no need to redraw them). Your essay should be prepared in a logical and well-structured format, with headings and subheadings as necessary. The essay should be typed/printed in size 12 prints on plain white A4 paper and both sides of the page should be used. Try to develop argument/explanation based on information, which you research from the relevant literature. It is important that you develop the skill of critical analysis of the literature, followed by development of your synthesis, and by presentation of your argument in a reasoned and clear manner.