Immigration history of Australia

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/immigration-history-of-australia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Immigration history of Australia?Continent in the Southern Hemisphere, southeast of Asia
2. How many people live in Immigration history of Australia?Approximately 26 million people
3. How big is Immigration history of Australia?7,692,024 square kilometers
4. What is the capital of Immigration history of Australia?Canberra
5. What language do people speak in Immigration history of Australia?English, with over 300 languages spoken by residents
6. What is the first human migration?Around 80,000 years ago

Indigenous Australians: The original inhabitants of Australia, with a continuous cultural history spanning tens of thousands of years.
White Australia Policy: A historical set of policies aimed at restricting non-European immigration to Australia.
Multiculturalism: The presence and acceptance of multiple distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
Asylum Seeker: A person who has left their country to seek protection from persecution and is awaiting a decision on their refugee status.