1. Lecture 14: Demographics of the United States Jason Downs British and American Culture

2. Geography of the USA

3. Demographics of the USA (statics from 2012)  White (non-Hispanic) / European-American: 61.8%  Hispanic / Latino: 17.8%  Black / African-American: 13.2%  Asian-American: 5.3%  Multi-racial: 2.6%  Native American: 0.8%  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity _in_the_United_States#/media/File:Census-2000- Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg

4. Religion in the USA

5. Why are Americans so religious?  A couple of theories: Historical legacy (Puritan settlers who emigrated from England) Rural, settler “frontier” mentality for much of U.S. history, rather than an urban mentality Religious “free market” has led to greater religious choice, “innovation”, and competition for members

6. For Map Quiz (next week):  All 50 U.S. States (you don’t need to know their capitals) – AND you must spell them correctly!  The following cities: New York Los Angeles Chicago Houston Philadelphia Miami Dallas San Francisco Boston Washington, D.C.  Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio Rivers

7. Homework:  Unit 7, all (pages 136-155)  Unit 12, Sections 1-2 (pages 253-256)  Additional history text (posted on class website)  Study for U.S.A. Map Quiz