Geography year 8, NEN
© 2010
US Population
Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?
by Karla, Ronja, Lea B. and Manuel
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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
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What is a “Melting Pot”?
• Translation: Melting Pot = Schmelztiegel
• Definition: In social sciences “Melting Pot”
describes assimilation1 and integration of
immigrants.
Israel Zangwill (*1864, † 1926)
first used „melting pot“
Vocabulary:
1 assimilation = Aufnahme
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caricature from 1889
artist: unknown
What is a “Melting Pot”?
• Translation: Melting Pot = Schmelztiegel
• Definition: In social sciences “Melting Pot”
describes assimilation1 and integration of
immigrants.
Israel Zangwill (*1864, † 1926)
first used „melting pot“
Vocabulary:
1 assimilation = Aufnahme
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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.
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General information
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Total population: 310,232,863
Total area: 9,826,675 sq km
Population density: ≈ 32people/sq km
2.76%
4.43%
6.10%
2.40%
Ethnic groups:
United
Germany
States
12.85%
79.96%
91.50%
src: CIA World Fact Book (May 2010)
White
German
Black
Turkish
Asian
other
other
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Population development
U.S. population 18–24 years old,
by ethnicity: July 1990–99 and projections to 2050
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Age pyramid
1960: expanding
1980: expanding
2000: expanding
2010: stationary
2030: contracting
src: www.ageworks.com
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src: D. GEOGRAPHY Vol. 1 p. 116
Definitions
New York as an example
src: DIERCKE GEOGRAPHY Volume 1 p. 116
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Src: http://www.diercke.de/unterricht/pro_contra/usa_material.xtp
New York as an example
src: DIERCKE GEOGRAPHY Volume 1 p. 116
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Vocabulary:
2 slum = Elendsviertel
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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 $
$30.13
$57.52
Asian
White
Hispanic
$34.24
Black
$48.98
src: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_structure_of_the_United_States
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Social structures
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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/module2/module2b.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/4th-of-july/theme-ideas/declare-yourindependence-4th-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
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