Changing Places 2

Question 1

What is used to determine the develpoment of countries?

Answer 1

Human Development Index (HDI)

Question 2

What does the HDI include?

Answer 2

life expectancy at birth, expected years of schooling, mean years of schooling, GNI per capita

Question 3

Define multiculturalism

Answer 3

the presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society

Question 4

Define segregation

Answer 4

The separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary barriers to social connection

Question 5

Define the Salad Bowl Theory

Answer 5

immigrants keep their own basic beliefs and ways of life while adapting to the general charactersitics of the culture

Question 6

Define the Melting Pot Theory

Answer 6

immigrant groups blend into the culture adding items to the culture but not keeping strong ties to their culture and background

Question 7

What is the difference between and immigrant and and emmigrant?

Answer 7

People who come to a country are immigrants, people who leave a country are emmigrants

Question 8

Where did the most people who immigrated to Australia from 2015-16 come from?

Answer 8

India, China and the UK

Question 9

What are 6 main reasons for moving to Australia?

Answer 9

1. job opportunities
2. good healthcare
3. democracy
4. family reunions
5. high standard of living
6. good human rights record

Question 10

Why may immigrants choose to live in a particular suburb?

Answer 10

Places of worship, language spoken, cultural food availability (e.g. kosher, halal)

Question 11

Why do migrants tend to move to capital cities?

Answer 11

Job opportunities, access to facilities, and housing

Question 12

What were the main reasons for moving to Australia in the 20th century?

Answer 12

People moving after WWII and people seeking a greater quality of life and safety

Question 13

What type of visa do most Australian immigrants hold?

Answer 13

skilled visas

Question 14

Why did the Australian government allow workers from the pacific island nations to come during the COVID pandemic?

Answer 14

there were crop losses due to labour shortages

Question 15

Why did WWII decrease Australia’s birth rate?

Answer 15

most men left for overseas

Question 16

What is the government doing to stop immigrants from moving into big cities?

Answer 16

Skilled migrants are being encouraged to move to regional Australia to take the pressure off of big cities and provide regional employers with skilled workers

Question 17

Why did people in Australia begin to have more children after WWII?

Answer 17

In order to have more protection as 7 million Australians couldn’t protect the whole land mass

Question 18

How many British migrants did Australia want after WWII?

Answer 18

10 British for every 1 non British

Question 19

What did the 1901 White Australia policy do?

Answer 19

It restricted migration access to POC and non-Christians

Question 20

What replaced the White Australia Policy?

Answer 20

The 1958 Migration Act (allowed POC and non-Christians, increased multiculturalism)

Question 21

How many displaced people are there in the world?

Answer 21

82.4million

Question 22

What is an asylum seeker?

Answer 22

a person looking for protection because they have experienced violence, human rights violations or fear persecution

Question 23

What is a refugee?

Answer 23

A person who asked for protection and was given refugee status, they may have been resettled in another country or be waiting for resettlement

Question 24

What happens if you come to Australia without a valid visa?

Answer 24

Mandatory detention or you may be sent back

Question 25

Who hosts the most refugees?

Answer 25

Turkey (3.8m)

Question 26

Where do 2/3rds of refugees come from?

Answer 26

1. Syria
2. Venezuela
3. Afghanistan
4. South Sudan
5. Myanmar

Question 27

What do people given refugee status receive?

Answer 27

• Permanent residency
• income support payments
• caseworkers
• help for finding housing
• English classes

Question 28

What are the 3 different age groupings of population profiles?

Answer 28

< 15 (dependant)
15-64 (independant)
65+ (dependant)

Question 29

What age grouping is the workforce?

Answer 29

15-64

Question 30

Why does a low infant mortality rate = less children?

Answer 30

You can have 1 child and expect it to survive past 5

Question 31

What are the contemporary causes for Indian immigration to Australia?

Answer 31

• higher education
• skilled visas
• family that already lives in Australia
• Encouragement from the Australian Government

Question 32

Where do the most Indian people live?

Answer 32

VIC, NSW, QLD, WA. Mostly VIC

Question 33

What have Indian people contributed to Australia?

Answer 33

Many were given skilled visas in software and programming and arrived as young worker, diversifying the workforce by age and race

Question 34

Describe the history of Indian immigration to Australia

Answer 34

• In the early 19th century small groups arrived as convicts, others came as labourers or servants for British subiects in Aus
• In the late 19th century more Indians came to find work and were welcomed because India was a British colony

Question 35

What makes a country “young”?

Answer 35

30% of its population is < 15