US Ancestry

US Ancestry

Students explore ancestry patterns in the continental US. They will look at two other US Census data categories  -   education and economics - and make comparisons.

Cultural Regions.

Students describe cultural regions using patterns to identify core regions. Then students will research these locations to find evidence of cultural traits that support their hypothesis.

Developer:

Lynn Songer , Lane Community College

Grade Level:

Introductory Human Geography

US Census and the Ancestry Data

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Alternative lesson

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