Lecture 3 Flashcards
How is distributed the population of the US ?
Unevenly populated : 80% of the population lives in cities and suburban areas.
What is the most populated city? How many people are there?
New York, more than 8 million people live there.
What is the 2nd most populated city?
It’s LA.
What is the 3rd most populated city?
It’s Chicago
What is the 4th most populated city?
Houston
What are the 5th most populated cities?
Philadelphia and Phoenix.
Give a list of cities from the most populated cities to the least?
New York Los Angeles Chicago Houston Philadelphia, Phoenix
Do Americans move a lot? How much?
Yes. 15 to 70 % of families move every year.
Are some states more attractive? If yes, what are the most attractive states?
Yes.
Arizona, California, Colorado and Florida are the most attractive states.
How are amercians moving? How much?
The center of gravity is moving to the West. 17% of the population is moving totm the West.
What is the sunbelt?
Region southern and southern western United States : mild (doux) winter and rapid population growth
Why kind of regions people are attracted to?
Sunny regions
What is the Frost belt (or Rust belt) ?
Northeast or Midwest, coldeat region with phase of deindustrialisation
How do we call the most attractive and sunny region? And where is it?
The sunbelt, it’s in the South and in the southwest
How do we call the coldest region ?
The frost belt or the rust belt
What does populous mean?
Place where many people live
How do you call a place where many people live?
Populous
The second most populous state is?
California
How is the age of the population evolving? Give proofs
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.
Why is the American population aging?
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
What problem due to the aging population do Americans face?
The same problem as most “ advanced “ populations : they have to pay retirement pensions (retraite)
What are the 4 most populous states?
New York, California, Texas and Florida
Are Americans religious?
Yes, very.
Is it conventional to find an industrial nation so religious?
Yes, in most of them, religion is not important.
