Diversity of the USA
Activity 1:
How would you describe the
geography of the United States of
America?
Activity 2:
State presentations
California, Texas, Vermont,
Florida, Washington DC, Iowa.
§Population of the state.
§Race and ethnicity.
§Capital city.
§Religious background.
§At least 6 other facts.
Links to use:
Has a population of 323,995,528 (July 2016 est.)
ReplyDeleteEthnic makeup of the USA: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate)
about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic
Spoken language: English 79.2%, Spanish 12.9%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 3.3%, other 0.9% (2011 est.)
English is the adopted language of 31 of the 50 states
Religion in the USA: Protestant 46.5%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Mormon 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, other Christian 0.9%, Jewish 1.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other 1.8%, unaffiliated 22.8%, don't know/refused 0.6% (2014 est.)
Government type:
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Constitution:
ReplyDeleteprevious 1781 (Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union); latest drafted July - September 1787, submitted to the Congress of the Confederation 20 September 1787, submitted for states' ratification 28 September 1787, ratification completed by nine states 21 June 1788, effective 4 March 1789; amended many times, last in 1992 (2016)
There are 50 states and 1 district .Each state may hold individual power which links to the use of federalism .
ReplyDeletebicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats; 2 members directly elected in each of the 50 state constituencies by simple majority vote except in Georgia and Louisiana which require an absolute majority vote with a second round if needed;
ReplyDeleteBritain's American colonies broke in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th&20th century 37 new states were included in the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The country experienced a civil war between 1861-65 - the 11 southern slave states won and the Great depressed of the 1930's - an economic crisis; the banks went bust, and loosing a quarter of labor force jobs, but since the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.The country had victory in World War 1 and 2 and is the worlds most powerful nation.
ReplyDeleteThe climate is mostly temperate but tropical in Hawaii (where the Japan hit during World War 2 - Pearl Harbor) and Florida.
In Texas 57.56% of the people in are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 19.33% are Catholic; 1.24% are Latter Day-Saints; 8.97% are another Christian faith; 0.25% in Jewish; 0.53% are an eastern faith; 1.73% affiliates with Islam. When considering the idea that Texas may be a religious state Texas ranks in the upper half among the states in percentage of the population belonging to a denomination. According to the 2010 U.S. Religion Census, at least 56.0 percent of Texans are adherents to a religion. The national average is 48.8 percent.
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