Social Studies - Week 4 (Using Charts, Maps, and Data)

True or False: The American Indian population is not counted in the U.S. Census.

• True

• False

Choose the term that best completes the sentence.

The population of the United States is ____________.

• not changing

• increasing

• decreasing

Choose the number that best completes the sentence.

The U.S. government is required to complete a census every ___ years.

• 10

• 15

• 25

• 50

Study this page from the Georgia Census.

What category is included on this census?

• Country of Origin

• Ability to Read

• Occupation

• Education

Census data is released to the public.

• True

• False

Study the population density of the map of Ohio. Darker colors mean higher population.

Which letter identifies the lowest density?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Study the table. A grocery chain must make a decision about its stores in Cuyahoga County. There are three options:

• Do nothing.

• Open new stores.

• Close some stores permanently.

What decision should the grocery chain make? Use the census data to support your answer. Mark more than one answer. (short answer question)

• open a new store because population is increasing

• nothing should be done because population isn't decreasing quickly

• stores should close because population is decreasing

• close the grocery store

How could census data be used to predict the future population of a city?

Mark more than one choice. (short answer question)

• nobody looks at census data to predict the future

• to determine whether to build a new city

• scientists look at trends in the data

• decide whether population has increased or decreased over past censuses