United States Today

​United States Today

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• Identify patterns in the population by interpreting maps and data

• Categorize elements of American culture by region

• Describe how examples of the culture of the United States impact the rest of the world

​Objectives/Goals

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​Vocabulary

• Dense

• Megalopolis

• Population Density

• Cuisine

• Fusion

• Metropolitan Area

• Sparse

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​Essential Question: How is the culture of the United States a result of its diverse population?

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Choose one of the following questions to answer and add to the word wall.

What are your favorite types of music to listen to?

What are your favorite foods?

What types of shows do you like to watch?

Do you have a favorite hobby?

Do you play sports, or have a favorite team?

How many languages do you speak?

What type of clothing do you wear, and is it the same as all of your friends and family?

Population Diversity

1. The population of the United States is very diverse.

   1. 1,500 racial and ethnic groups (native and immigrant) call the United States home.

2. Positives of Immigration

   1. Diversity

   2. Innovative Work Force

   3. Economic Diversity

   4. Global Community

   5. Religious Diversity

3. Ethnic enclaves: groups of migrants that move in clusters and work to provide supports to those migrants

1. Affordable Housing

2. Support needs of the Communities

3. Discrimination

4. Diversity

Hardships Faced by Immigrants

Divisions in the United States

1. Political Divisions

   1. Two-Party System: two major political parties who hold most of the selected offices

   2. Political views are often divided into two specific groups

   3. Political Division leads to a lack of communication and cooperation among groups

2. Religious Diversions

   1. The most common religion in America is Protestantism (Christianity)

   2. Roman Catholicism is another form of Christianity but also very different

   3. Some Americans have no religion

3. Political Division leads to a lack of communication and cooperation among groups