I. Tracking the Population
A. Census - process to count the population
1. every 10 years
2. provides a snapshot of the country
3. affects govt. services: services are distributed to an area based upon
the population of that area
(more people = need for more services)
II. A Nation of Immigrants
A. Everyone is descended from someone that came
from another place
B. How mixed is our nation?
1. 2 theories
a. Melting Pot - different cultures melt together to form one, distinct
American culture. Our society is so mixed
that you cannot tell the individual cultures apart.
b.
Salad
Bowl or Quilt - individual cultures make up an American culture,
but you can still tell them apart.
Each culture retains its distinctive features