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Assignment: The American "Melting Pot"
As you read the Guided Reading Content file, answer the questions included throughout the reading (bolded in red) as thoroughly as you possibly can. You will find the answers by reading the section below each set of questions. Do not cut and paste answers, but paraphrasing is fine. This reading has 10 questions total. Create a separate file and submit your responses here.
Module Short Answer Questions: While you read the content below, answer the following questions as thorough as possible.
Question I. Why has the United States been called a melting pot? What are the largest minority groups in the country?
Question II. What parts of the United States have the highest representation of the four largest minority groups?
Question III. How did the US Hispanic population change in size and location from 2000 to 2010? Why is the Hispanic population growing faster than other ethnic groups in the United States?
Question IV. What two states have about 50 percent of the Hispanic population?
Question V. What have been the push-pull factors for Hispanic immigration to the United States?
Question VI. What is a remittance, and how are remittances significant for immigrants to the United States?
Question VII. Describe the spatial pattern of the African American population. Why do so many blacks live in the Southeast?
Question VIII. What was the Great Migration, and what were some of its long-term impacts on the United States?
Question IX. List three of the main Protestant religious denominations in the United States, describe their spatial patterns, and explain what caused these patterns.
Question X. Name the states or provinces that have high percentages of Catholics.