New South Wales

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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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/new-south-wales

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 New South Wales?Eastern seaboard of Australia, bordering Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia
2. What is the capital of New South Wales?Sydney
3. When was New South Wales built?1788 as the Colony of New South Wales, a British penal colony
4. Why did the British start New South Wales in 1788?The British created New South Wales as a penal colony to reduce overcrowding in British prisons and to claim the land for Britain.
5. How many people live in Sydney compared to the whole state?About 5.3 million people live in Greater Sydney, which is almost two‑thirds of New South Wales' total population of more than 8.5 million.

Penal Colony: A settlement established for the transportation and punishment of convicted criminals, often in remote locations.
Enclave: A territory or piece of land that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or region.
Demographic Concentration: A high density of population within a specific geographical area, indicating significant population clustering.
Federal Structure: A system of government in which power is divided between a central national authority and constituent political units (like states or territories).