Section Outline 1 of 9 A Portrait of Americans Section 1: Who Americans Are I.Where Americans Live II.The Workforce III.Ages of Americans IV.Americans’ Varied Backgrounds Color Transparency: Foreign-Born Population of the United States Section Reading Support Transparency

2 of 9 A Portrait of Americans Section 1: Who Americans Are Main Idea American society is made up of people from diverse backgrounds. Recent trends include changes in where Americans live, in the workforce, and in the average age of population. Key Terms Demography Sunbelt Service job Baby boom Diversity

Where Americans Live Demography —The study of the size, growth, and distribution of human populations 3 of 9 A Portrait of Americans Section 1: Who Americans Are Variety of Homes —Americans live in almost every kind of terrain the world has to offer. Americans on the Move —Today, four out of five Americans (about 243 million) live in urban areas. —The Sunbelt: warm weather states such as Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Arizona

4 of 9 A Portrait of Americans Section 1: Who Americans Are The Workforce American Workers —Our workforce is made up of about 60 million women and 70 million men working in more than 30,000 different occupations. Service Job —A job in which a person makes a living by providing a service for other people More Service Jobs —Today, nearly 75 percent of American workers hold service jobs.

5 of 9 A Portrait of Americans Section 1: Who Americans Are Ages of Americans More Older Americans —Today there are more older Americans than ever before. The Baby Boom —The dramatic rise in the number of births that occurred between 1946 and 1964 A Population Prediction —By 2050, more than one in five Americans will be age 65 of older.

6 of 9 A Portrait of Americans Section 1: Who Americans Are Americans’ Varied Backgrounds Diversity —Americans are a people who are known for their diversity, or differences. American Diversity —Many Americans have a very unique culture and heritage. —Diversity makes America a great country.

7 of 9 A Portrait of Americans: Section 1 Color Transparency: Foreign-Born Population in the United States

8 of 9 A Portrait of Americans: Section 1 Color Transparency: Foreign-Born Population in the United States 1. Name the regions of the U.S. identified on this map. 2. What information is provided by the map key? The map identifies the following regions: Northeast, South, Midwest, and West. The map key gives percent of foreign-born and number of states in parentheses.

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