Geography year 8 NEN 2010 US Population

Geography year 8, NEN © 2010 US Population Melting Pot or Salad Bowl? by Karla, Ronja, Lea B. and Manuel

Contents • • What is a “Melting Pot” and a “Salad Bowl”? General information US Population development Age pyramid Definitions New York as an example Social structures Sources 2

What is a “Melting Pot”? • Translation: Melting Pot = Schmelztiegel • Definition: In social sciences “Melting Pot” describes assimilation 1 and integration of immigrants. Israel Zangwill (*1864, † 1926) first used „melting pot“ Vocabulary: 1 assimilation = Aufnahme 3

caricature from 1889 artist: unknown What is a “Melting Pot”? • Translation: Melting Pot = Schmelztiegel • Definition: In social sciences “Melting Pot” describes assimilation 1 and integration of immigrants. Israel Zangwill (*1864, † 1926) first used „melting pot“ Vocabulary: 1 assimilation = Aufnahme 4

What is a “Salad Bowl”? • Translation: Salad Bowl = Salatschüssel • Definition: In social sciences “Salad Bowl” describes a model of integration/immigration which strictly separates ethnic groups with regard to way of living and culture. 5

General information • • Total population: 310, 232, 863 Total area: 9, 826, 675 sq km Population density: ≈ 32 people/sq km Ethnic groups: src: CIA World Fact Book (May 2010) United States Germany 6

Population development U. S. population 18– 24 years old, by ethnicity: July 1990– 99 and projections to 2050 7

Age pyramid 1960: expanding 1980: expanding 2000: expanding 2010: stationary 2030: contracting src: www. ageworks. com 8

9 src: D. GEOGRAPHY Vol. 1 p. 116 Definitions

New York as an example src: DIERCKE GEOGRAPHY Volume 1 p. 116 10

Src: http: //www. diercke. de/unterricht/pro_contra/usa_material. xtp New York as an example src: DIERCKE GEOGRAPHY Volume 1 p. 116 11

2 Vocabulary: 2 slum = Elendsviertel 12 src: D. GEOGRAPHY Vol. 1 p. 116 Social structures

Social structures Asian 57. 5 $ Median income levels White Hispanic 49 $ 34. 2 $ Black 30. 1 $ src: http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Social_structure_of_the_United_States 13

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Sources Content: • https: //www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us. html • http: //www. america. gov/amlife/people. html • http: //de. wikipedia. org/wiki/Schmelztiegel • http: //www. ageworks. com/course_demo/200/module 2 b. htm • DIERCKE GEOGRAPHY Volume p. 116/117 • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Social_structure_of_the_United_States Pictures: • Children: http: //www. mypunchbowl. com/party-planning/4 th-of-july/theme-ideas/declare-yourindependence-4 th-of-july-party-planning • Multicultural: http: //www. whildonen. net/images/melting-pot-USA. jpg • Earth + hands: http: //www. treehugger. com/files/2009/07/global-peace-film-fest-promotes-peaceand-environmental-justice. php • Caricature: http: //neletters. wordpress. com/2008/08/15/watch-out-or-immigrants-will-stick-theirfingers-in-your-butter/ • Salad: http: //www. blogto. com/restaurants/daddyos • New York country boroughs: http: //www. diercke. de/unterricht/pro_contra/usa_material. xtp • Hands on globe: http: //todaysseniorsnetwork. com/Global_Perspective_Aging_Important. htm • Israel Zangwill: http: //de. wikipedia. org/wiki/Israel_Zangwill 15