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Gold Rush Vocabulary
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Gold Rush Vocabulary
📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice
1. What is a goldfield?
A place where gold is found and mined
A small gold coin
A type of digging tool
A town in England
2. Who is a prospector?
Someone who searches for gold
A shopkeeper on the goldfields
A government official
A tool used for panning
3. What does a claim mean on the goldfields?
A legal right to mine a specific area
A type of gold nugget
A map of the goldfields
A town where miners lived
4. Check all that refer to people on the goldfields:
Miner
Prospector
Reef
Chinese miners
✏️ Part 2: Short Answers
5. In one sentence, define diggings (use simple words):
6. Briefly explain why the Gold Rush was important for Australia's development:
7. Write one reason why understanding words like these helps historians: _________
🔗 Part 3: Matching
Match each term (1–4) with the correct definition (A–D). Draw lines or write the letter beside the number.
1. Goldfield
2. Miner
3. Claim
4. Reef
A. A person who works to find and extract gold
B. A rock formation where gold can be found
C. An area of land where gold is found
D. A legal right to mine a particular spot
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