The U.S. CENSUS Gets Under Way.Get ready for Census 2000--the largest peacetime count in U.S. history! Counting the number of people in your family or your homeroom home·room n. A school classroom to which a group of pupils of the same grade are required to report each day. Noun 1. homeroom may be easy enough. But suppose you had to count the total number of students and teachers at your school. Or what about a headcount of every person in the entire United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ? Starting on April 1, 2000, the U.S. Bureau of the Census Noun 1. Bureau of the Census - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Census Bureau will be doing just that! Imagine how many cartons of milk your school cafeteria needs to quench quench, v to cool a hot object rapidly by plunging it into water or oil. quench to put out, extinguish, or suppress; to cool (as hot metal) by immersing in water. its thirsty students, or the amount of paper your teacher needs to order for your class. Census results help the federal government decide how many members each state has in the U.S. House of RepresentatiVes, and how to distribute money for educational, environmental, and social programs. Population figures also help pinpoint areas that need more hospitals and schools, police, and bus routes. Plus, the numbers help experts estimate the amount of waste and pollution each area produces, providing data to help solve these issues. Ever since 1790, as required in the U.S. Constitution, a census (population count) must be taken once every 10 years. In the first U.S. Census, conducted under President George Washington, U.S. Marshals and their assistants rode on horseback on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on a horse or horses; in the saddle. See also: Horseback or walked from door to door and from field to pasture. They used notebooks and scraps of paper to record the names of the head of each family and the number of people living in each household. For Census 2000, approximately 118 million U.S. homes will receive a form with questions on the age, race, and gender of everyone in each household. And one out of each six homes will receive a longer survey with a wide array of questions ranging from what kind of transportation people use to get to work to what type of fuel heats their homes. This additional information lets statisticians Statisticians or people who made notable contributions to the theories of statistics, or related aspects of probability, or machine learning: A to E
rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball your door. Despite all-out efforts, many people--including the homeless--might not get counted. So the government may not budget them into how it divvies up more than $180 billion in federal money. So for a better quality of life, make sure you're counted! Check out www.census.gov. Here are some facts on population, and how the world consumes food and resources WORLD RESOURCE CONSUMPTION Although the U.S. makes up only 4.5 percent of the world's population, Americans consume 30 percent of the world's paper and 25 percent of its fossil fuels fossil fuel: see energy, sources of; fuel. fossil fuel Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a source of energy. Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas. . What are some possible explanations for our overconsumption?
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FOSSIL FUELS 25% 33% 42%
METALS 20% 60% 20%
PAPER 30% 41% 29%
HAZARDOUS WASTE 72% 18% 10%
POPULATION 5% 15% 80%
Source: Worldwatch Institute The Worldwatch Institute is a globally-focused environmental research organization. Based in Washington, D.C., the institute was founded in 1974 by Lester Brown. Christopher Flavin is the current president. U.S. POPULATION GROWTH This graph shows the steady growth of the U.S. population. The data was obtained from each new census taken every decade. From 1900, how long did it take for the population to double? How long before it tripled? Quadrupled? 1900 76,212,168 1910 92,228,496 1920 106,021,537 1930 123,202,624 1940 132,164,569 1950 151,325,798 1960 179,323,175 1970 203,302,031 1980 226,542,199 1990 248,709,873 2000(*) 272,820,000 2010(*) 299,862,000 (*) estimated Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census WHAT THE WORLD EATS This map shows the main food staples in different areas of the world. North Americans North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. depend on milk, meat, and wheat. What is the main source of food for countries in Asia and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Noun 1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization Take Action! TAKE A NUMBER! Take a census of your homeroom. How many members are there in each student's household? Find out what mode of transportation each family member takes to school or work. What can everyone do to become more energy-efficient? |
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