POPULATION of NORTH AMERICA

Warm-up Observe the picture to the below and explain what might cause the black sections at night. Give 3 reasons.

warm-up follow-up What would the bright yellow parts represent? What areas would be represented in blue on the U.S? Where are most of the yellow? Least of the yellow? Where do you find yellow in Canada?

5% of the world’s population live in the United States and Canada The People 5% of the world’s population live in the United States and Canada 303 million in the U.S.A 33 million in Canada Immigrants- the movement of people into one country from another

Waves of Immigrants Immigrants probably moved into the region from Asia 1000s of years ago (via the____BERING__ Strait) Today their descendants are known as Native Americans The populations of the United States and Canada are among the world’s most diverse? Why????? Some came to America to seek political and religious freedom, others fled wars or natural disasters

POPULATION DENSITY Canada’s Population Density = 8 per square mile About 90% of Canadians live along the U.S borders United States Pop Density = 77 per square mile Northeast and Great Lakes area most densely populated and historic areas of American commerce and industry, least dense More people live in California than any other state Using the map on the next slide what areas appear to have the most density?

SuNbElT Sunbelt- nickname given to the mild climate region of Southwest America What are the states?

the CITIES Urbanization- the concentration of population in cities Metropolitan area- a city with a population of at least 50,000 and outlying communities called suburbs example: houston Suburbs- outlying community around a city example: sugarland, richmond,stafford etc

80% of the population live in the Unites States 276 metro areas METROPOLITAN 80% of the population live in the Unites States 276 metro areas Canada’s 25 metro areas are home to about 60% of the population

“Super City” made up of several large cities MEGALOPOLIS “Super City” made up of several large cities Nicknamed BOWASH- includes Boston, N.Y.C, Philadelphia, and Baltimore Home to about 42 million people WHERE ELSE IN THE U.S. WOULD YOU FIND A MEGAOPOLIS??

Washington D.C, Miami, New Orleans, Houston, Los Angeles, Vancouver MAJOR CITIES Washington D.C, Miami, New Orleans, Houston, Los Angeles, Vancouver Most major cites are along the Coastline and inland waterways Which major cities have sports teams and why????

Like earlier immigrants people of North America enjoy their mobility Future Trends Like earlier immigrants people of North America enjoy their mobility Mobility- the freedom to move from place to place In a typical year 1 in 6 Americans relocates

POWER POINT WRAP UP GIVE THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE THE U.S. AND CANADA’S POPULATION GIVE THREE SENTENCES THAT DESCRIBE THE U.S. AND CANADA’S POPULATION GIVE THREE NEW WORDS YOU LEARNED ABOUT POPULATION AND USE THEM IN A SENTENCE.