Migration

Question 1

How far did word spread?

Answer 1

It spread overseas

Question 2

How many migrants came during the gold rush?

Answer 2

500,000

Question 3

How were the living conditions like?

Answer 3

They were tough had to live in tents, limited tools and equipment

Question 4

Where were the migrants from?

Answer 4

Britain, Americans, French, Italian, German, Polish, Chinese and humanitarian.

Question 5

What did populate or perish mean?

Answer 5

Populate Australia or it will be invaded.

Question 6

What are reasons for migration?

Answer 6

Defence of the country, workers, economy, links to Britain, refugees

Question 7

What were Australians like when they found gold?

Answer 7

They went crazy.

Question 8

How many people were fishing for pearls

Answer 8

3500

Question 9

What were pearls used for

Answer 9

Button and buckles on clothing, for hair combs and to decorate furniture

Question 10

How much of the world does Broome supply pearls for?

Answer 10

Three quarters

Question 11

Where did the largest group of people from for pearling?

Answer 11

Japan

Question 12

Who were the best helmet divers in the world?

Answer 12

Japanese

Question 13

What are the dangers of pearl diving?

Answer 13

The bends, illness, shark attacks and threat of cyclones.

Question 14

How were pearl divers paid?

Answer 14

By the amount of pearls that they collected

Question 15

How many countries did the scheme bring together?

Answer 15

30 countries

Question 16

Where was snowy mountain scheme built?

Answer 16

Kosciusko national park in New South Wales

Question 17

What was the scheme made up of?

Answer 17

16 major dams, 7 power stations, 1 pumping station, 145 kilometres of underground tunnels and pipeline and 80 kilometres of aqueducts

Question 18

What did the main storage lake hold?

Answer 18

Nine times the volume of the water in Sydney harbour

Question 19

What year did it start and end?

Answer 19

Began in 1949 and finished in 1974

Question 20

How much did the snowy mountain scheme cost?

Answer 20

$820 million

Question 21

How many people worked on the snowy mountain scheme?

Answer 21

100,000

Question 22

What did the newcomers bring to the scheme?

Answer 22

New ideas, customs, cuisines

Question 23

In the 2006 census how many people were born overseas?

Answer 23

One in every four people

Question 24

How many languages have been introduced into Australian life?

Answer 24

More than 100

Question 25

What law did they bring out to protect Australians?

Answer 25

No discrimination against people on the basis of their ethnicity

Question 26

Were did the south sea islanders do as jobs?

Answer 26

Sugar cane farmers, timber, railway mining and pearling

Question 27

What jobs did the afghans use camels for?

Answer 27

Mining, wool and railway

Question 28

What does multiculturalism mean?

Answer 28

It means the belief that differences in cultures are okay and that migrants should not be forced to abandon their own views and beliefs.

Question 29

Where did the largest number of people come from

Answer 29

UK