The state of the union. (Skills).Each year, the President appears before Congress to give his annual state of the Union address “State of the Union” redirects here. For other uses, see State of the Union (disambiguation). The State of the Union is an annual address in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of Congress (the . He tells members of Congress how the country is doing, and what needs to be done. Here is our own state of the Union--maps and graphs that show some of the changes tanking place in our country. The 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. is constantly changing. Every day, thousands of people are born and thousands die. And each day, many immigrants come to the U.S. to share our freedom. As the U.S. population changes, some states grow more quickly than others (see map). And the makeup makeup In the performing arts, material used by actors for cosmetic purposes and to help create the characters they play. Not needed in Greek and Roman theatre because of the use of masks, makeup was used in the religious plays of medieval Europe, in which the angels' faces of its people also changes. One way to see this change is to look at religion in the U.S. When our country was founded most Americans were Christians Christians, name taken by the followers of several evangelical preachers on the American frontier, notably James O'Kelley, Abner Jones, and Barton W. Stone, all of whom were antisectarian. . Is this still true today? (See pie graph, p. 15.) The U.S. economy is also changing. In the five years from 1995 to 2000, the unemployment rate dropped. But now it is rising (see line graph In graph theory, the line graph L(G) of an undirected graph G is a graph such that
With changes in population and the economy, certain jobs have become more in demand than others. In the future, some jobs, such as computer systems analysts, may see great growth (see bar graph) How does the U.S. compare to other countries? One way to compare ourselves is to look at education. How do U.S. students match up with their peers in other countries? (See table.) Study the maps, graphs, and tables on these pages and then answer the questions.
Which States are Growing the Fastest?
Today, there are 33 million more people in the U.S. than there were in
1990. That's a 13.2 percent increase. The map below shows the percent of
population increase for each state from 1990-2000.
Percent of Population Change, 1990-2000
Less than 0% 0 to 9.9% 10.0 to 24.9% 25.0 to 39.9%
DC -5.7 -- -- --
ND -- 0.5 -- --
SD -- 8.5 -- --
NE -- 8.4 -- --
KS -- 8.5 -- --
OK -- 9.7 -- --
LA -- 5.9 -- --
MO -- 9.3 -- --
IA -- 5.4 -- --
WI -- 9.6 -- --
IL -- 8.6 -- --
IN -- 9.7 -- --
OH -- 4.7 -- --
KY -- 9.7 -- --
MI -- 6.9 -- --
VT -- 8.2 -- --
ME -- 3.8 -- --
MA -- 5.5 -- --
RI -- 4.5 -- --
CT -- 3.6 -- --
NJ -- 8.9 -- --
WA -- -- 21.1 --
OR -- -- 20.4 --
CA -- -- 13.8 --
MT -- -- 12.9 --
NM -- -- 20.1 --
TX -- -- 22.8 --
MN -- -- 12.4 --
AR -- -- 13.7 --
MS -- -- 10.5 --
AL -- -- 10.1 --
TN -- -- 16.7 --
VA -- -- 14.4 --
NC -- -- 21.4 --
SC -- -- 15.1 --
NH -- -- 11.4 --
DE -- -- 17.6 --
MD -- -- 10.8 --
FL -- -- 23.5 --
ID -- -- -- 28.5
UT -- -- -- 29.6
CO -- -- -- 30.6
GA -- -- -- 26.4
NV -- -- -- --
AZ -- -- -- --
AK -- -- 14.0 --
HI -- 9.3 -- --
40.0% and above
DC --
ND --
SD --
NE --
KS --
OK --
LA --
MO --
IA --
WI --
IL --
IN --
OH --
KY --
MI --
VT --
ME --
MA --
RI --
CT --
NJ --
WA --
OR --
CA --
MT --
NM --
TX --
MN --
AR --
MS --
AL --
TN --
VA --
NC --
SC --
NH --
DE --
MD --
FL --
ID --
UT --
CO --
GA --
NV 66.3
AZ 40.0
AK --
HI --
Alaska and Hawaii are not drawn to scale or placed in their geographic
positions.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Unemployment
Last year, many people in the U.S. lost their jobs. Look at the table
below to find out how unemployment rates have changed since 1997.
1997 5%
1998 4.5%
1999 4.2%
2000 4.0%
2001 4.7% (Jan. -- Oct.)
November 2001 5.7%
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Note: Table made from line graph
Religion in the U.S.
People in the U.S. practice many religions. Here are some of the most
common.
Protestant 55%
Orthodox Christian 1%
Catholic 28%
Jewish 2%
Muslim 2%
Other 4%
None 8%
SOURCE: STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES: 2000; THE WORLD
ALMANAC 2001
Note: Table made from pie chart
Where the Jobs Will Be
What kinds of jobs will be most plentiful when you graduate from high
school or college? The graph below shows which fields may have the most
new jobs in the year 2008.
JOB TITLE Number of New Positions
Computer Systems Analyst 577,000
Salesperson (Retail) 563,000
Cashier 556,000
Executive/General Manager 551,000
Truck Driver 493,000
Office Clerk 463,000
Registered Nurse 451,000
Teacher (Secondary School) 322,000
Security Guard 294,000
Social Worker 218,000
SOURCE: STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES: 2000
Note: Table made from bar graph
Student Performance
How do students in the U.S. compare with their peers around the world?
This table ranks the math abilities of 15-year-old students from the top
10 countries and the U.S.
COUNTRY RANK
Japan 1
Republic of Korea 2
New Zealand 3
Finland 4
Australia 5
Canada 6
Switzerland 7
United Kingdom 8
Belgium 9
France 10
U.S. 18
SOURCE: NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS
Questions 1. 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 had the lowest percentage increase in population from 1990-2000? 2. How many states had population increases of 25% or more? 3. How has the unemployment rate changed since the year 2000? 4. Using the most current figures available, how has the unemployment rate changed since 1997? 5. Christianity--which includes Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox orthodox, adj in medical practice, conventional, relating to currently accepted majority standards. See also medicine, conventional; hypothesis; and model, medical. Christians--is the largest religion in the U.S. What percent of the population is Christian Christian flees the City of Destruction. [Br. Lit.: Pilgrim’s Progress] See : Escape Christian travels to Celestial City with cumbrous burden on back. [Br. Lit. ? 6. What percent of the U.S. population does not follow any religion? 7. How many European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. countries rank in the top 10 in math ability for 15-year-old students? 8. How many countries ranked in the top 10 in math ability for 15-year-old students have English 1. English - (Obsolete) The source code for a program, which may be in any language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary produced from it by a compiler. The idea behind the term is that to a real hacker, a program written in his favourite programming language is as one of their national languages? 9. How many new security guard jobs will there be in 2008? 10. What field will have the second-largest number of new jobs in 2008? ANSWER 1. North Dakota North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N). 2. six 3. It has increased from 4% to 5.7% 4. It has increased from 5% to 5.7% 5. 84% 6. 8% 7. five 8. four 9. 294,000 10. salesperson (retail) Skills: State of the Union, pp. 14-15 OBJECTIVES Students should understand: * trends and changes in the U.S. during the past decade; * population changes, state by state; * types of jobs that may be plentiful plen·ti·ful adj. 1. Existing in great quantity or ample supply. 2. Providing or producing an abundance: a plentiful harvest. . TEACHING STRATEGY Ask: In your opinion, how has the U.S. changed during the past decade? Which trends seem good? Which ones are not? SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS Grades 5-8: * tracking trends * graphs * statistics THINKING SKILLS * continuity and change TO DISCUSS: From 1997-2000, the unemployment rate dropped. Now it is rising again. Why? (The economy has cooled. This may be part of a regular business cycle. The terrorist attacks of September 11 also caused heavy damage and losses. Many businesses were hurt, particularly the travel industry. This may change as consumer confidence returns.) EXPLORING OPTIONS: Which types of jobs are most likely to be plentiful by 2008? (Computer systems analysts, retail salespeople sales·peo·ple pl.n. Persons who are employed to sell merchandise in a store or in a designated territory. , and cashiers head the list. But the demand for social workers may be lower.) MAKING COMPARISONS: Is it safe to say that population increases in the U.S. are likely to be higher in Southern and Western states than in Northern ones? (Yes, though there are exceptions. Compare the population increase rates for Nevada, Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). , Colorado, Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. , Florida, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , and Texas with those for North Dakota, West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. , Connecticut Connecticut, state, United States Connecticut (kənĕt`ĭkət), southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W). , ennsylvania, Maine Maine, ship Maine, U.S. battleship destroyed (Feb. 15, 1898) in Havana harbor by an explosion that killed 260 men. The incident helped precipitate the Spanish-American War (Apr., 1898). Commanded by Capt. Charles Sigsbee, the ship had been sent (Jan. , Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. , Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United StatesRhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , and Ohio.) ACTIVITY 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 National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), as part of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States; conducts studies , U.S. 15-year-old students rank 18th in math ability compared to other countries. Is this a problem? How might it affect our future in technology? What can we do about it? |
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