World Geography and Cultures © 2008Chapter 33:
Cultural Geography of Australia and OceaniaWeb Activity Lesson Plans"Australia" Introduction
Students have read about Australia's diverse population. In this lesson they will
learn about immigration patterns and multiculturalism in Australia. They will
also learn about trends in immigrants' regions of origin.
Lesson Description
Students will use information from the Australian Department of Immigration and
Multicultural Affairs Web site to learn about multiculturalism and immigration
in Australia. Students will answer four questions and then use what they have
learned to create graphs and charts from immigration data.
Instructional Objectives - Students will discover how the Australian government promotes cultural understanding.
- Students will learn about the evolution of Australia's policies on immigration.
- Students will learn about current Australian immigration practices and statistics.
- Students will recognize trends in Australian immigration patterns.
- Students will apply this knowledge by creating charts and graphs to communicate
statistical immigration data.
Student Web Activity Answers- Early immigrants included European criminals who were transported to
the region when it was established as a penal colony. Beginning in the
late 1700s, free Europeans immigrated for a variety of reasons, including
economic or social upheavals in their home countries, a growing labor
market in Australia, and the discovery of gold in the area in the 1850s.
- The first phase, assimilation, was also known as the White Australia
policy. All non-British immigrants were expected to put aside their cultures
and languages and blend into Australian society. During the integration
phase from the mid-1960s to 1972, the government allowed more non-Europeans
to settle, provided economic assistance to migrants, and encouraged ethnic
organizations. Since 1972 the multicultural phase has included greater
activity by minorities to preserve their heritages as well as government
promotion of cultural understanding and tolerance.
- The “Community Grants” program provides funding to community
organizations for projects that encourage community harmony, increase
racial tolerance, and develop cultural understanding. The program encourages
organizations to involve young people, schools, media, police, sports
groups, workers, and rural people.
- Immigrants have boosted Australia’s economy by increasing both
demand and supply. They have affected demand through their own spending,
business expansion, and the expansion of government services. They have
increased supply by providing a labor force and new businesses as well
as by contributing to increased technology.
- Students’ charts should show sub-Saharan Africa as the region
with the largest increase in settlers to Australia and the Americas as
the region with the smallest increase.
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