Question

Which of the following statements best characterizes the United States’ overall population shift from 2000 to 2004?

A. The Northeast and the South gained population, while the Midwest and the West lost population.
B. The Northeast and the West gained population, while the Midwest and the South lost population.
C. The South and the West gained population, while the Northeast and the Midwest lost population.
D. The West and the Midwest gained population, while the Northeast and the South lost population.

Answer 1

The South and the West gained population, while the Northeast and the Midwest lost population.

Step-by-step explanation

The report discusses the population change between the year 200 and 2004 for several geographic levels including regions, states counties and other places On the overall population shift between these years it shows that The South and the West gained population, while the Northeast and the Midwest lost population.

Answer 2

C
The South and the West gained population, while the Northeast and the Midwest lost population.