Census Population & Economic Development

Question 1

state with highest population

Answer 1

california

Question 2

state that grew the most

Answer 2

Texas

Question 3

states that grew the least

Answer 3

Rhode Island, Louisiana, and Ohio

Question 4

Which metro area in the US has the largest population

Answer 4

Washington, DC/Baltimore, (CSA)

Question 5

short form vs long form

Answer 5

There are two versions, the short-form and the long-form census, distributed randomly, and every household receives either the short-form or long-form Census of Population.

Question 6

American Community Survey

Answer 6

The American Community Survey provides information about the social and economic needs of your community every year. The census is conducted every ten years to provide an official count of the entire U.S. population to Congress.

Question 7

Census blocks

Answer 7

smallest unit of measurement for census

Question 8

census block groups

Answer 8

2nd smallest unit for census

Question 9

census tracts

Answer 9

3rd smallest unit for census (blocks, block groups, tracts)

Question 10

census designated places (CDP)

Answer 10

The Bureau of the Census defines a place as a concentration of population;
a place may or may not have legally prescribed limits, powers, or functions.
This concentration of population must have a name, be locally recognized,
and not be part of any other place.

Question 11

linear/straight line population projection method

Answer 11

Linear growth occur by adding the same amount in each unit of time.

Question 12

exponential curve population projection

Answer 12

The key concept of exponential growth is that the population growth rate —the number of organisms added in each generation—increases as the population gets larger.

Question 13

trend extrapolation

Answer 13

his technique simply takes a historical trend over time and extrapolates where the trend line will be if extended into the future. The general assumption is that whatever happened in the past will continue in the future.

Question 14

market share

Answer 14

Out of total purchases of a customer of a product or service, what percentage goes to a company defines its market share. In other words, if consumers as a whole buy 100 soaps, and 40 of which are from one company, that company holds 40% market share.

Question 15

location quotient

Answer 15

An LQ is a simple ratio used to determine the concentration or dominance of a particular industry in a region (i.e. Local Government area) in comparison to a larger reference or benchmark region (i.e. State or Nation). Simply divide the Lismore % by the Regional NSW % to calculate the LQ, 2.1 / 0.9 = 2.2. In general, an LQ above 1 indicates that there is a degree of specialization or concentration in that particular industry within the area,

Question 16

basic industries

Answer 16

have a LQ of 1 or greater

Question 17

non basic industries

Answer 17

have a LQ less than 1

Question 18

claw back

Answer 18

Many companies use clawback policies in employee contracts for incentive-based pay like bonuses. They are most often used in the financial industry.

Question 19

threshold population

Answer 19

threshold population is the minimum number of people needed for a service to be worthwhile. In geography, a threshold population is the minimum number of people necessary before a particular good or service can be provided in an area.

Question 20

James Rouse

Answer 20

colombia, maryland development, sustainability, all races and economics, profit, what the people want

Question 21

saul alinsky

Answer 21

“rules for radicals” His work through the Chicago-based Industrial Areas Foundation helping poor communities organize to press demands upon landlords, politicians and business leaders. advocacy planning