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| What city lost a great deal of population between 1990 and 2000? | Detroit
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| What is the primary purpose of the census? | The determined # of seats in Congress. House of Representatives.
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| What was elimated in the 2000 census from the 1990 census? | Source of water question.
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| What are the top 5 largest cities? | New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philly.
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| What City grew between 1990 and 2000? | Las Vegas
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| What was US population in 2000? | 281,421,906
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| What was US population in 2010? | 308,745,538
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| In the 2000 census which state has the mass increase in hispanic population? | North Carolina
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| What percent of the populations was urban in 2000? | 81%
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| What percent of the populations was urban in 1900? | 40%
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| What percent did the nation grow between thr 1990 and 200 census? | 13.2%
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| According to the US Census,what describe an Urbanized Area | an area consisting of a central place(s) and adjacent territory with a general population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile of land area
land area has a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people
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| OF the top ten US cities, which city grew the most between 1990 and 2000? | Phoenix
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| According to the US Census, what is true about North Dokota? | had the lowest population gain
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| A major change in the 2000 Census related to the collection of what type of information? | race and Hispanic origin
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| In the 2000 census, what percentage of households recieve the long fomr of the US census? | 17%
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| HOw many subjects are in the short form? | 7
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| What is the smalles level at which all data released?> | Census Tract
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| According to the 2000 US Census, what was the percentage of america living in poverty? | 15.9%
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| By 2040, what will the population of the United States is projected to be? | 391 million
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| The population projection technique that allocates a projected population expansion to subregional areas is called | Shift Share
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| following MSA's in order of population growth rate between 1990 and 2000. | I. Las Vegas, NV
II. Naples, FL
III. Yuma, AZ
IV. McAllen, TX
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| On the average, approximately what percentage of renter households in the United States have an income below the poverty level | 25%
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| an area that has at least 2,500 people but less than 50,000 and is described as a densely settled territory | Urbanized Cluster
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| According to the 2000 Census, which of the following states had the largest in population | California
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| a pattern of population change that exhibits a constant rate of change is the? | Geometric Rate
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| In 2000, it is estimated that there was this many people per square mile living in the United States. | In 2000, it was estimated that there were 281,421,906 living in the United States on 3,537,441 square miles. Therefore, 79.6 people per square mile.
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| According to the 2000 US Census, what was the percentage of homes with 2 persons in 2000? | According to the 2000 Census, the percentage of homes with 2 persons was 33.1% The highest percentage of the number of persons.
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| On average, what changed from 1,500 square feet in 1970, to 2,266 square feet in 2000 | Homes
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| Which cities had the highest population density according to the 2000 Census | New York
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| on the average, approximately what percentage of renter households in the US have incomes below the poverty level. | over 25%
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| What percentage of the 2000 census did people receive the long form? | Approximately 17% of households received the long form
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| How many subjects did the short form ask? | It addressed only seven subjects: name, age, gender, race, Hispanic ethnicity, relationships between household members, and whether the home was rented or owned by the householder.
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| what percentage of americans lives in urbanized area? | In 2000, 11% of the U.S. population lived in 3,158 urban clusters.
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| What is a consolidated MSA? | (CMSA) is made up of several PMSA's. An example is the Dallas-Fort Worth Consolidated Metropolitan Area. Dallas and Fort Worth are each primary metropolitan statistical areas.
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| What is a primary MSA? | is an area that meets the requirements for an MSA and has a population of one million or more and separate component areas that can be identified within the entire area.
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| What is a Tribal Designated Statistical Area? | is a unit drawn by tribes that do not have a recognized land area.
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| What was top fastest growing metropolitan areas between 2000 and 2010. | Palm Coast, Florida
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| What was the average household size in 1970? | 3.1
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| What was the average household size in 2010? | 2.59 in 2010.
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| What was population percentage increase from 2000 to 2010. | 9.7 % change
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| From the 2010 to 2000 census which area grew the fastest, respectably? | South and west (14.3 and 13.8)
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| From 2000 to 2010, what was the fastest growing state? | Nevada
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| Which of the following counties populations increased by more than 100 percent between 2000 and 2010? | Kendall County, IL grew by 110% while Pinal County, AZ grew by 109% between 2000 and 2010.
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| How many Americans in 2000 received the short form? | about 83%
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| How many subjects did the short form have? | Seven subjects.
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| this census year was the first to show the urbanized area population greater than the rural population. | 1920 census.
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| in the 2000 census what was the percentage of people in urban areas? | 81%
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| What are the four MSA's from largest to smallest? | New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
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| what describes an area consisting of a central place(s) and adjacent territory with a general population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile of land area. Also, this land area has a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people | Urbanized area
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| According to the US Census, what was the percentage of homes with 2 persons in 1790? | 7.8%
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| this type of data files includes Roads, Census blocks, Census tracts | TIGER
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| Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, San Jose have what in common? | Part of the top ten list for largest cities in the past 2010 census.
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| ou report that the percentage of multigenerational households has grown from a low of 12 percent in 1980 to approximately ______ percent of households today. | 17%
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| Phelps County, Missouri is what? | According to 2010 Census where is the mean center of population for the United States
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| According to a 2001 Study by USA Today, what was the densest MSA in the United States? | LA
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| In the US, in the 1990's what was true about the South? | the greatest increase in both obesity and suburban growth
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| According to the 2000 US Census, what is true about North Dakota? | Lowest pouplation gain
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| What percentage of jobs are provided by small businesses in the United States? | 30% and up
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| the nations 25 largest cities had what in common? | all decline in median family income.
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| individual that pays 35% toward their mortgage payments is....? | Unaffordable.
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| first time home buyers represent? | 25-44
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| In 2000, 80.3% of Americans lived in these areas? | Metropolitan areas
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| What is the smallest Census geographic unit for which one can receive 100-percent data? | Census Block
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| This city had the highest population density according to the 2010 Census, with a density of 26,000 people per square mile. | New York
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| When conducting surveys what is not required? | Marital Status
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| The first major regional shopping center to open in the US was? | Northland Center, MI 1954
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| The Census Bureau reports that the U.S. population 65 years and older is expected to _______ within 25 years. By 2030, | double
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| This can be described as ageographic entity, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget for use by federal statistical agencies, that is based on the concept of a core area with a large population nucleus. | MSA
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| observe growth trends is what type of population methods? | Extrapolation Methods
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| According to the US Census, what was the percentage of homes with 2 persons in 1790? | 7.8%
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| 1)marital status 2)labor force status (current) 3)number of bedrooms 4)value of home | The long form of the US Census in 2000 collected
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| San Diego County is the sixth most populous county in the US, its population of 2.8 million is expected to rise to almost what population by 2030? | 4 million
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| household size went down from 3.1 in 1970 to _____ in 2010. | 2.59 in 2010.
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| All of this is part of the US CENSUS 2000? 1)tenure 2)name 3)sex 4)age 5)relationship to householder 6)Hispanic origin 7)race | YES
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| In 2009, ______ percent of the population lived in multi-generational households based on ACS data. | 16.7
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| Migration during the 2010 Census revealed what? | Increasing diversity of the population.
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