The American People Today

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What is the Census?

• A count of some of the people in the US

• A count of all people living in the US

• A method of deciding which states are republican and which are democrats

• A method of creating local governments.

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Who is counted in the Census

• The head of household

• Adults - anyone 18 or older

• Anyone in the house who has a drivers license

• Everyone is counted

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The census is taken every:

• Every Year!

• Every 5 years

• Every 10 years

• Every 15 years

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What year was the first census conducted?

• 1790

• 1780

• 1890

• 1880

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How does the US use the results of the census?

• Determines who gets elected

• Decides where to build monuments

• Decides how many reperesentatives are sent to Congress

• Creates new universities

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What determines the number of seats each state gets in the US House Representatives?

• Influence

• Money

• Power

• Population

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What is the money used for?

• Housing and schools

• Hospitals and roads

• public works and other vital programs

• all of the above

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True or false - census responses help inform how more than $675 billion in federal funds are spent in states and communities every year?

• True

• False

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How can you respond to the census questionnaire

• Call by phone

• Send by mail

• Online

• all the above

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What's the name of people sent to rural areas to get a count of the population?

• Door Bell Ringers

• Door Knockers

• House Hunters

• Population Pals

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If you don't respond to the census, what will happen?

• you do not need to fill it out

• a census taker from your community will follow up and assist you

• the state will estimate how many people live at your residence

• you will go to jail

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study of the characteristics of human populations

• demographics

• migration

• birthrate

• deathrate

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Is your 2020 census data safe

• yes, except your social security number

• No, the information is made public

• yes, your information is safe. By law it can't be shared.

• No, by law it can be shared

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Who is at risk of not being counted?

• Teenagers who aren't home because they are busy

• Children under the age of 5

• Grandparents

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What are three ways populations grow?

• higher birthrate then death rate

• higher death rate than birth rate

• increase in territory

• immigration

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Death rate: the annual number of deaths per 1000 people

• True

• False

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What are 4 ways a population can change?

• Changing household - one to two parent house holds

• Change in women's roles - women work outside of the home

• Change in age of population - people are living longer due to a healthy lifestyle

• Diverse population - more people are of mixed heritage

• Change in census information - census allows you to choose more than one ethnic group

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What is one challenge that might result from demographic changes occurring in the United States today?

• the population increases

• the young population will need to support the rising population of older people

• men have less jobs

• lifestyle changes

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What is migration?

• The movement of people from one region or country to another?

• The movement of people from one country (specifically) to another?

• A wide variety

• A city that attracts a large number of immigrants

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By the 1920s, why did more people lived in cities than in rural areas.

• Increased agricultural production in rural areas
• job opportunities

• A decline in urban crime rates
• The rise of telecommuting jobs

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Why did people no longer have to live near where they worked?

• People preferred to live in urban areas for better amenities.
• People were required to live near their jobs for convenience.
• The invention of cars allows them to be able to drive to their workplace.

• Workplaces moved closer to residential areas.

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Why did people migrate to the Sunbelt?

• To escape political unrest in their home countries
• To seek higher education opportunities
• To return to their ancestral lands
• For better job opportunities, a warmer climate, and a lower cost of living.