The State of the Union: our graphs and cartogram give a picture of our country in 2003. (Skills).Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution requires the President to "from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union." On January 28, President Bush will address Congress and the nation. He will talk about the present state of U.S. affairs and his goals for 2003. Here is our own State of the Union--graphs and a cartogram cartogram a map showing the distribution of a population by area. that show some of the changes taking place in the U.S. The U.S. population, for example, is constantly changing. Each day immigrants come to the U.S. (See bar graph.) As the population changes, some states grow more quickly than others. The cartogram (below) shows what the U.S. would look like if each state's size were based on its population. How does it differ from our U.S. Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythology Atlas (ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. ? (See pp. 14-15.) Over the past five years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time nation's unemployment rate has fluctuated. (See line graph In graph theory, the line graph L(G) of an undirected graph G is a graph such that
How does the U.S. compare with other countries? One way is to look at energy usage. (See pie graph.) Study the maps and graphs, then answer the questions. 1. In which. U.S. state A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and do the most people live? __________________________ 2. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the cartogram, how many people live in Hawaii? _________________________ 3. In 2001, most immigrants to the U.S. came from which country? _________________________ 4. Of the 10 countries that sent the most immigrants to the U.S. in 2001, how many are located in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ? _______________________________ 5. What was the U.S. unemployment rate in 1998? _____________________________ 6. How did the U.S. unemployment rate change between 2000 and November 2002? ____________________________ 7. What percent of the world's energy supply does Russia use? ________________________ 8. Which Asian country Noun 1. Asian country - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent Asian nation country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" uses the largest percent of the world's energy supply?____________________ 9. About how many people in the U.S. worked as registered nurses in 2001? ________________________ 10. Did more people in the U.S. work as lawyers or as computer programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists in 2001? ________________________ ANSWERS 1. California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). 2. About 1.25 million 3. Mexico 4. Five 5. 4.5 percent 6. It increased by 2.0 percentage points. 7. 7.1 percent 8. China 9. More than 2 million 10. Lawyers [GRAPH OMITTED] [GRAPH OMITTED] Unemployment Last year, many people in the U.S. lost their jobs, and today the number of people who are out of work is still rising. Look at the graph below to find out how unemployment rates have changed since 1997. YEAR PERCENT UNEMPLOYED 1997 4.9% 1998 4.5% 1999 4.2% 2000 4.0% 2001 4.8% Nov. 2002 6.0% Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Note: Table made from bar graph. World Energy Consumption The U.S. produces about 18 percent of the world's energy, but we consume about 25 percent of the global supply. How does our energy usage compare with other countries? China 9.2% Russia 7.1% Japan 5.5% Germany 3.5% Canada 3.3% India 3.2% France 2.6% United Kingdom 2.5% Brazil 2.3% Others 35.9% Source: Energy Information Agency, U.S. Department of Energy Note: Table made from pie chart. |
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