Where Americans are living.The 300-millionth American arrived on October 17, 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 U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census . It took only 39 years (1967 to 2006) for the nation's population to rise from 200 million to 300 million. And it is estimated that it will be sometime around 2050 when the population rises to 400 million. But all regions of the country are not growing equally. For the past few decades, population has been falling in regions like the Northeast and Midwest while increasing rapidly in the Southeast and Southwest. (Growth of a particular region is usually driven less by birthrates than by an inflow in·flow n. 1. The act or process of flowing in or into: an inflow of water; an inflow of information. 2. of people from elsewhere in the U.S., or from abroad). According to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau in August, none of the 100 fastest-growing counties in the U.S. is in the Northeast. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] ANALYZE THE GRAPH 1. What is the difference, in percentage points, between the increase in population in Flagler County, Fla., and Osceola County Osceola County is the name of three counties in the United States:
(a) 12 (c) 20 (b) 18 (d) 24 2. If the growth rate of Douglas County Douglas County is the name of twelve counties in the United States:
(a) 57% (c) 59% (b) 45% (d) 66% 3. This graph shows a growth trend. But suppose there is a 10 percentage point drop in households in Delaware County, Ohio Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county located in the state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates, Delaware County's population of 142,503 made it the fastest growing county , between now and 2010. What would the 2000-2010 population increase be? (a) 15% (c) 10% (b) 25% (d) 20% 4. What is the average 20002005 population increase in the five lowest-ranking counties shown? (a) 33.8% (c) 32% (b) 34.5% (d) 35.4% 5. Hays County, Tex., not shown on the graph, had a 2000-2005 population increase haft that of Paulding County Paulding County is the name of several counties in the United States of America:
(a) 22% (c) 24% (b) 23% (d) 25% 6. Discussion Question: What do you think might account for the fact that the greatest population growth in the U.S. is in the Southeast and Southwest? 1. [c] 20 2. [a] 57% 3. [b] 25% 4. [d] 35.4% 5. [d] 25% 6. Answers will vary |
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