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POPULATION
PATTERNSChapter 6 Section 1
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Population
5% of the world’s population live in The US and Canada
310 million live in The US
33 million live in Canada
All are immigrants. Some recent, some not.
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First Immigrants
1st immigrants to US and Canada were from Asia.
They came across the Bering Land Bridge millions of years ago.
They are known as Native Americans.
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Population Density
How many people per square mile?
Canada = 8 ppl per sq mi
US = 77 ppl per sq mi
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Population Distribution
Where do these people live?
Canada- 90% of pop live near the border with the US.
US- ppl live in large cities near water
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Largest US Cities
1. New York City, NY- 8.4 mil
2. Los Angeles, CA- 3.8 mil3. Chicago, IL- 2.9 mil4. Houston, TX- 2.2 mil5. Phoenix, AZ- 1.6 mil6. Philadelphia, PA-1.5 mil7. San Antonio, TX- 1.4 mil8. San Diego, CA- 1.3 mil9. Dallas, TX- 1.3 mil10. San Jose, CA- 964,000
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Largest Canadian Cities
1. Toronto, ON- 5.1 mil 2. Montreal, QC- 3.6 mil3. Vancouver, BC- 2.1 mil4. Ottawa, ON-1.1 mil5. Calgary, AB- 1 mil6. Edmonton, AB- 1 mil7. Quebec, QC- 715,0008. Winnipeg, MB- 694,0009. Hamilton, ON- 692,00010. London, ON- 457,000
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US Metropolitan Areas
Metropolitan Area- city with population of at least 50,000 ppl
Canada- 60% live in 25 Metro Areas
US- 80% live in 276 Metro Areas
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Megalopolis Megalopolis- Chain of
Metro Areas
Northeast: Boston, NYC, Philly, Baltimore, and DC
South: Miami, New Orleans, and Houston
West: LA, San Francisco, and San Diego
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Largest Megalopolis Areas in US
1. NYC Area- 19 mil2. LA Area- 12.8 mil3. CHI Area- 9.6 mil4. Dallas-Ft. Worth Area- 6.4
mil5. Philly Area- 6 mil6. Houston Area- 5.9 mil7. Miami Area- 5.5 mil8. Washington DC Area- 5.5
mil9. Atlanta Area- 5.5 mil10. Boston Area- 5.3 mil