1. POPULATION of
NORTH AMERICA

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

3. 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?

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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?

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. “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??

12. 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????

13. 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

14. 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.