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Migration and Census Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify two world events, not including WWII, that have led to an influx of migration to Australia (can be modern events up to 2020).

a)

The Vietnam War and the Syrian Civil War

b)

The Korean War and the Falklands War

c)

The Gulf War and the Crimean War

d)

The American Civil War and the Spanish Civil War

2.

Which country had the highest population share of Australian population in the 1901 Census?

a)

Ireland

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Germany

d)

China

3.

Match the following:

a)

Assimilation

1.

when a minority has to merge to fit in

b)

Chain Migration

2.

Following from one location to another

c)

Xenophobia

3.

Fear of the foreign other

d)

Refugee

4.

Moving due to conflict, persecution

e)

Asylum Seeker

5.

Moving due to conflicts - unofficial

4.

The White Australia Policy included 2 government acts/policies put in place in 1901 - what were they?

a)

The White Australia Policy

b)

The Immigration Restriction Act

c)

Dictation Test Policy

d)

Pacific Island Labourers Restriction Act

5.

Define: immigration

a)

Moving out of a place permanently

b)

Moving into a place permanently

c)

Migrating to another city

d)

Birds seasonal flight patterns

6.

Order the policies in chronological order (left = oldest)

a)

Assimiliation

b)

Integration

c)

Multi-culturalism

1)
2)
3)
7.

The (a)   War and related protests ultimately caused the end of the White Australia Policy

8.

World War 2 and the (a)   people due to the conflicts saw the first 'loosening' of the White Australia Policy.

9.

The Dictation Test could be completed in any langauge from which continent?

a)

Australia

b)

UK

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

10.

The policy of Integration meant that:​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
celebrate culture privately, conform in public
celebrate all cultures freely, if law-abiding
full integration into majority culture expected