Essential Vocabulary - HUMANITIES Flashcards

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STATISTICIAN

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A compiler of statistical data.

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COSMOPOLITAN

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Influenced by many countries or cultures.

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STATISTICIAN

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A compiler of statistical data

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ANGLO-CELTIC

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An inhabitant of Australia.

-whose ancestors were born in British isles, including England,Ireland,Scotland and Waves.

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ASSIMILATION

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Policy requiring immigrants to adopt the new country’s culture completely while giving up their own.

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INTEGRATION

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Immigrants to publicly adopt the new country’s culture while still being able to celebrate their own culture privately.

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IMMIGRATION

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The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

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MULTICULTRALISM

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Recognising the right to celebrate any culture you choose..

- so long as long as you are not breaking the laws.

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COMMUNISM

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A system of government in which the state controls the economy

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ASSISTED MIGRATION

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Assisted colonisation or managed relocation.

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PEN POUND POMS

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British subjects who migrated to Australia after WW2

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SNOWY MOUNTAINS SCHEME

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Hypo electricity and irrigation complex in South East Australia.

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FALL OF SAIGON

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The capture of Saigon.

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WHITE AUSTRALIA POLICY

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Australia’s previous approach to immigration which favoured applicants from certain countries.

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XENOPHOBIC

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Showing a dislike against people from other countries.

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NATIONAL SERVICE

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A period of compulsory service in the armed forces during peacetime.

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NOTORIETY ASYLUM SEEKER

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PERMANENT RESIDENCY

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Persons visa status

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SOVEREIGN NATION

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Governs itself independently of foreign powers.

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PICKET

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A group of people who try to persuade others from doing something.

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SOUND BITE

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A short extract from a recorded speech or interview.

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VISA

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Endorsement on a passport

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ASYLUM SEEKER

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A person who has left their own home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another.

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THE END!!

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