Immigrant population: top countries of origin.

1. According to the chart, which country has always been a top country of origin?

A. China

B. Germany

C. Mexico

2. How many more people emigrated from China in 1980 than in 1880?

A. 145,500

B. 182,000

C. 245,000

3. In 1960, 3.5 percent of immigrants came from which country?

A. Austria

B. Ireland

C. Italy

4. In 1980, how many countries had never been on the top 10 list before?

A. two

B. four

C. seven

5. In 1920, what percentage of immigrants came from Mexico? In 2000?

A. 3.5 percent and 29.5 percent

B. 12.1 percent and 15.6 percent

C. 17.7 percent and 9.2 percent

6. Germany and Italy were the top two countries of origin in which two years?

A. 1920 and 1960

B. 1880 and 1920

C. 1980 and 2000

7. Look at the totals for all five years. What was the general trend?

A. Immigration remained steady.

B. Immigration went down.

C. Immigration went up.

8. Which two years show the top country with more than 29 percent of the total number of immigrants?

A. 1880 and 1960

B. 1960 and 1980

C. 1880 and 2000

9. In which year was Japan on the top 10 list?

A. 1880

B. 1960

C. 1980

10. From the chart, you can reasonably conclude that in 2000

A. more people emigrated from Asia than Europe.

B. few people immigrated to the United States.

C. many people emigrated from Africa.

TEACHER'S EDITION

1. B, 2. B, 3. B, 4. A, 5. A,

6. A, 7. C, 8. C, 9. C, 10. A

Immigrant Population: Top Countries of Origin
(totals in thousands; % is percentage of all foreign-born)

Study the chart below and answer the questions that follow. Circle the
letter of the correct answer.

Note: The "totals" are the total number of U.S. immigrants from all
countries, including the top 10 listed here.

           1880                             1920

Country          No.     %      Country               No.      %

Germany          1,967   29.4   Germany                1,686   12.1
Ireland          1,855   27.8   Italy                  1,610   11.6
Gr. Britain        918   13.7   U.S.S.R. ([dagger])    1,400   10.1
Canada             717   10.7   Poland                 1,140    8.2
Sweden             194    2.9   Canada                 1,138    8.2
Norway             182    2.7   Gr. Britain            1,135    8.2
France             107    1.6   Ireland                1,037    7.5
China *            104    1.6   Sweden                   626    4.5
Switzerland         89    1.3   Austria                  576    4.1
Czechoslovakia      85    1.3   Mexico                   486    3.5

Total            6,680          Total                 13,921

           1960                             1980

Country              No.     %     Country                No.     %

Italy                1,257   12.9  Mexico                 2,199   15.6
Germany                990   10.2  Germany                  849    6.0
Canada                 952    9.8  Canada                   843    6.0
Gr. Britain            765    7.9  Italy                    832    5.9
Poland                 748    7.7  Gr. Britain              649    4.6
U.S.S.R.[(dagger])     691    7.1  Cuba                     608    4.3
Mexico                 576    5.9  Poland                   418    3.0
Ireland                339    3.5  U.S.S.R. ([dagger])      406    2.9
Austria                305    3.1  China                    286    2.0
Hungary                245    2.5  Japan                    222    1.6

Total                9,738                               14,080

           2000

Country        No.     %

Mexico         9,177   29.5
China **       1,519    4.9
Philippines    1,369    4.4
India          1,023    3.3
Vietnam          988    3.2
Cuba             873    2.8
Korea ***        864    2.8
Canada           821    2.6
El Salvador      817    2.6
Germany          707    2.3

Total         28,379

* Prior to 1980, includes Taiwan **Includes Hong Kong, Taiwan, and
Paracel Islands *** Includes North and South Korea

([dagger]) Stands for the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics