Question

Describe the changes in the movement of the U.S. center of population and provide the reasons for those changes. List a minimum of three changes and three clear reasons for those changes.

Answer 1

1. Aging

2. Increased immigration

3. Unequal distribution of income

4. More women obtaining degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Aging: the reduced fertility rate as well as low natality has caused a major shift to the elderly population with time because there is no increased population growth

2. Increased immigration: Currently there is a major decline in white (non-hispanic) population and an increased population shift towards the hispanic race due to immigration and procreation. There is also an uprise in the Asian population in the USA.

3. Unequal distribution of income: this is majorly caused by a higher demand fro high-skilled workers, immigration, competition from emerging economies as well as a poor regulation of the markets.

4. More women obtaining degrees: according to the U.S news, USA has seen an increase in women obtaining professional degrees (10.6 million) than men (10.5 million). Although the increase in women obtaining more degrees and more involvement in economy growth, women are still underpaid compared to their male counterparts.

Answer 2

There have been many significant changes in the population of the United States throughout history. These movements have responded to a great variety of factors. Three of these changes are:

• During the 1600s, a great change in population occurred when the first Europeans began to settle in America. This was the beginning of the modern country. Most immigrants who moved to America at this time desired more freedom of religion and more available land. They settled in what is known as New England.

• During the mid and late 1800s, population in the country change severely as a result of the waves of immigrants that arrived in the country, mostly from Europe. Many Irish, Italian, German and Polish immigrants arrived during these years. These immigrants settled in large, industrialized cities. They were escaping from religious persecution, famine and war. They were also looking for better economic opportunities.

• The Great Migration was a movement primarily of African Americans from the rural areas of the South to the industrialized cities of the North, Midwest, Northeast and West. It occurred between 1916 and 1970. This was a movement that came from both a desire to escape segregation and a desire to find better economic opportunities elsewhere.