1. Copy these Questions on a sheet of paper:
Why did the Irish come to America?
What jobs did the Irish perform?
What jobs did Germans tend to have?
What was the Immigration Restriction League?
What are some ways Chinese were discriminated against?
What are tenements? What were some problems with their conditions?
Agree or disagree: Immigrants had equal opportunity to live the American Dream in the late 1800s/early 1900s.

2. US Immigration- Crash Course Video

3. POPULATION PATTERNS
Chapter 6 Section 1

4. The People 5% of world’s pop. Canada: 35.1 million
US: 319 million 3rd largest
All are immigrants or descendants

5. Immigration 1st wave- land bridge from Asia (Native Americans)
Several waves followed- all groups affected by push- pull factors of that time
Were they always
accepted/appreciated?

6. REASONS FOR IMMIGRATION- US/Canada
religious or political freedom.
economic opportunities.
natural resources & rapid industrial development

7. Engage: REASONS FOR IMMIGRATION
Copy these notes: Reasons for immigration: US/Canada
religious or political freedom
economic opportunities
natural resources & rapid industrial development
Push and pull factors!
Choose one of the three: Houston, Sugar Land, or Clements HS
On a sheet of paper, make a T-Chart of push and pull factors for your chosen location.

8. Immigration 1998- 9% of population 2002- 11.8% of population
All time high is 14.8% in 1890

9. What are some things you notice about this map?

10. Population density & distribution
Canada is larger country…but 8 ppl/sq. mile
Most is inhospitable  90% live on border with US/ middle prairies/ W. Coast

11. Population density & distribution
US has 77 ppl/sq. mile (NJ is highest)
Widely distributed
NE/ Great Lakes = most dense (history & industry)
Pacific coast  climate, resources, $
California #1 state in # (but also bigger)
S and SW = fastest growing (climate, jobs, land space) – The Sun Belt
Retirees, immigrants from LA

12. 2000

13. 2006

14. NATIVE AMERICANS
First immigrants to America, arrived from Asia thousands of years ago.
2.5 million in U.S.
700,000 in Canada

15. Population Patterns Total population (2014): ~34 million
81% of Canadians live in urban areas
Cities serve as important centers of commerce, education and trade
Toronto: largest Canadian city; NOT THE CAPITAL
Vancouver (British Columbia) handles almost all trade between Canada and Asia

16. Population Patterns Variety of ethnic groups in Canada
90% of population lives within 100 miles of the U.S.- Canadian border
Rugged terrain, cold arctic climates limit where people can live
Most densely populated areas: ones that can support agriculture, fishing & trade (near coastlines, Great Lakes)
Westward migration with discovery of oil & natural gas in Prairie Provinces in 1960s

17. Prairie Provinces:
-Alberta
-Saskatchewan
-Manitoba