WEB SEARCH: LOS HISPANOS EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS

TEAM PROJECT/ 3 students per group

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NOMBRE #3:

PART 1

1. Id a: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hispanic/ho02.html

2. Pincha (click on): Slide Show Presentation (When a dialogue window pops up, do Open)

3. Mira: Slide Show

4. Completa las siguientes preguntas:

1.                  ¿Cuántos hispanos hay en Estados Unidos (en millones)? à 34,7 millones

2.                  ¿What percent of the American population are Hispanic? à 13,3%

3.                  Distribution of Hispanic by origin:

4. One third of Hispanics are under age of… ? à 18

5. Percent of population under age 18: Mexicans à  37%             

6. Percent of population under age 18: Whites non-Hispanic à 22%

7.                  Marital and social Status: Complete the information in the following chart with YES or NO:

8. Residence: Hispanics are likely to live in cities:     Yes                     

9. Residence: Hispanics are more likely to live in the:  West               

10. Residence: Complete the information in the following chart, about the distribution of the Hispanic population:

PART 2: CRECIMIENTO (GROWING OF THE POPULATION)

1. Para hacer la Parte 2, NO tienes que ir a Internet.
2. Mira el siguiente cuadro:

3. Responde a las siguientes preguntas:

1. Has the Hispanic population in the US grown since 1950 or not? - YES, a lot (from 2.7% to 13.4%)

2. If yes, when has the Hispanic population grown more? In the 1950-70’s, or at the end of the 20th century? At the end (from 1980 to 2002)

PART 3: WHERE DO HISPANICS LIVE? Hispanic population in cities

1. Visita: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/lastudies/Hispanic%20Population%20in%20Cities%20with%20over%20250,000%20inhabitants,%202000.pdf

2. Completa: Top ten cities in the US with a largest total Hispanic population (check column 2, “Total Hispanic”):

3. Completa: Top ten cities in the US with a largest percentage of Hispanic population (check column 3, “% Hispanic”):

à PREGUNTA: What states are those cities for the most part in? Where in the US is the percent of Hispanic population the highest?

PART 4: LANGUAGE

1. Visit http://www.journaltimes.com/heritage/Culture-01.pdf
2. List at least 10 Spanish words used in American English:

• 1. aligator
• 2. vamos
• 3. loco
• 4. patio
• 5. avocado
• 6. hamaca
• 7. tabaco
• 8. tomate
• 9. chocolate
• 10. barbaco
• Más… canoa
•  à PREGUNTA: American English has more Spanish words than words of any other language expect English… VERDADERO (true) o FALSO (false)?

PART 5: FINAL QUIZ

à Contesta V = VERDADERO (true) o F = FALSO (false)

1. 10% of the American population is Hispanic: F (13%)

2. Most part of the Hispanic population is Puerto Rican:  F (Mexican)

3. The Hispanic population on the US is younger than the Non-Hispanic White population:V  

4. About half of Hispanic age 15 years and older are married: V    

5. Hispanics are more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to be unemployed: V  

6. Hispanics are more likely to be living in poverty than non-Hispanics whites: V 

7. Hispanics are not likely to live in cities: F (the basically live in the metropolitan areas)

8. Hispanics are especially concentrated in California and Texas: V  

9. Hispanic population has grown faster during the last twenty five years: V 

10. American English has more Spanish words than words of any other language expect English: V