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Lecture 3 Flashcards

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How is distributed the population of the US ?

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Unevenly populated : 80% of the population lives in cities and suburban areas.

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What is the most populated city? How many people are there?

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New York, more than 8 million people live there.

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What is the 2nd most populated city?

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It’s LA.

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What is the 3rd most populated city?

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It’s Chicago

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What is the 4th most populated city?

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Houston

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What are the 5th most populated cities?

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Philadelphia and Phoenix.

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Give a list of cities from the most populated cities to the least?

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New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Houston
Philadelphia, Phoenix
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Do Americans move a lot? How much?

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Yes. 15 to 70 % of families move every year.

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Are some states more attractive? If yes, what are the most attractive states?

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Yes.

Arizona, California, Colorado and Florida are the most attractive states.

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How are amercians moving? How much?

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The center of gravity is moving to the West. 17% of the population is moving totm the West.

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What is the sunbelt?

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Region southern and southern western United States : mild (doux) winter and rapid population growth

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Why kind of regions people are attracted to?

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Sunny regions

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What is the Frost belt (or Rust belt) ?

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Northeast or Midwest, coldeat region with phase of deindustrialisation

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How do we call the most attractive and sunny region? And where is it?

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The sunbelt, it’s in the South and in the southwest

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How do we call the coldest region ?

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The frost belt or the rust belt

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What does populous mean?

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Place where many people live

17
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How do you call a place where many people live?

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Populous

18
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The second most populous state is?

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California

19
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How is the age of the population evolving? Give proofs

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Americans are getting older. The population is aging.
In 1800 amercians that were 65 and older represented 4% of the population, in 2016, they represented 50% of the population.

20
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Why is the American population aging?

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1) It’s the baby boom generation getting older.

2) Women tend to have fewer children than in the past. —> fertility rate during the baby boom : 3,07/now : 1,76

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What problem due to the aging population do Americans face?

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The same problem as most “ advanced “ populations : they have to pay retirement pensions (retraite)

22
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What are the 4 most populous states?

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New York, California, Texas and Florida

23
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Are Americans religious?

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Yes, very.

24
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Is it conventional to find an industrial nation so religious?

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Yes, in most of them, religion is not important.

25
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What are the important data/numbers one needs to know about religion?

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9 out of 10 americans believe in God.
55% of Americans pray at least once per day.
36% of Americans pray at least once a week
71% of Americans identify as christians, the most of them are protestant.

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Are people equally religious depending in which regions they live?

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No there a difference between rural and urban envrionnement.

27
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Where are located the most religious people?

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In the Bible Belt which is the South.

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What are the most religious states?

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Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina.

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Out of 100 people how many are Muslim? Christians? Jews?

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71 people are Christians, 1 is Jew, 1 Muslim

30
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Is there a separation between the church and the state in the Us?

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Yes, it’s metionned in the 1st amendment.

31
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How is the state and society so influenced by religion ? Give examples

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Americans constantly refer to God :
“In God we trust” Is printed on the dollar bill
The president swears on the Bible
God is mentioned in the national anthem

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