migrationtask

Assessment Task Melbourne and Migration**
 * Year 10 Humanities

This person can be someone you know, a neighbour, family member or school friend.
 * 1) Select a group that has migrated to Melbourne since its founding.
 * 2) On a world map, show the country from which they came.
 * 3) On a map of Melbourne, indicate where the majority of this group live.
 * 4) In a paragraph, discuss the factors that led to their migration ([|push and pull factors]). These reasons might be political, economic etc.
 * 5) Profile a person/family and write an interesting account of their migration experience. Concentrate on:
 * the reasons for their move,
 * expectations of life in Melbourne,
 * problems they encountered when they arrived.

Research links: http://museumvictoria.com.au/origins/ [|Fact sheets on different migrant groups] http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=100&pg=2689 http://www.multicultural.vic.gov.au/web24/vmc.nsf/headingpagesdisplay/population+and+migration