Chart Analysis (2-5-15)

In your notebook, analyze these tables/charts and answer these questions from American Promise:  Chapter 19: The City and Its Workers.

Start by writing the title of the table/chart/map

Then use phrases or sentences that include the question.

            Example…

            1890 – Industry in US & Europe

                        US is still more agricultural because of farms & ranches

Economic Regions of the World, 1890 (American Promise, Map 19.1 page 463)

1.      What does this map show?

2.      Where is the biggest concentration of Industry (red) in the 1890's?

3.      Why is the US mostly agricultural (green)?

4.      Which 1890 “Third World" countries are now “Industrial Cores"?

Extended Learning: Why did the countries in answer #4 change and not those in Africa or South America?

Impact of Immigration, to 1910 (American Promise, Map 19.2 page 464)

1.      What does this map represent?

2.      Which 3 states have high percentages of immigrants?

3.      Which cities attracted the most immigrants?

4.      Which cities the fewest?

5.      Why did most immigrants gravitate toward the cities?

Extended Learning: Why do you think Minnesota was among the highest percentage of immigrants?

Extended Learning: Why do you think the South drew such a low percentage of immigrants?

European Emigration, 1870-1890 (American Promise, Global Comparison page 465)

1.      What are these charts showing?

2.      Which country was the most popular destination?

3.      List the top 6 Countries of Origin.

4.      What do all 6 have in common geographically?

Extended Learning: Why do you think Europeans immigrated to the port cities of the eastern US rather than to South America?

US Immigration by Region & Decade, 1820-2000 Timeline (http://www.jaha.org/edu/)

1.      What does this image show?

2.      What trends or pattern do you notice?

3.      How has immigration changed from 1901-1910 and 1991-2000?Extended Learning: What action or event do you think caused this change? (hint: look at PULL factors)

That last one can be found here.

WIL 3.3 Adaptation (WIL Warm-Up Thursday)
How much should immigrants adapt to their new culture? (Language, appearance, religion)
Does this differ from how the US Govt treated Native Americans?