Migration In The United States
Migration in the United States
Population Movement within the U.S.
Shelter, food, favorable weather, and safety are a few of the reasons why man has been on the move since the beginning of time. Because of these unavoidable facts people have moved from location to location in search of a better life and this trend has continued to occur to this day. In today's age we still move in search for a better life but for such reasons as economical gain, family, overpopulation in urban areas, war at home, and unfortunately as we have recently witnessed for uncontrollable natural disasters. Although movement of people occurs in all corners of the world I will focus on population movement within the United States primarily. Some of the facts that I hope to uncover are the causes of why people move, which age groups are moving most often, what types of people (race, ethnicity, income and educational level) are migrating most regularly, and the impacts of population movement in some areas. Though we are reminded daily how connected to the world we are through new technologies such as world wide phones, transcontinental airlines, and the internet it is an undeniable fact that we are still a people on the move.
In the year 2000 two thirds of the population in the United States lived in the states lining our three major coasts. Nearly 40% along the Atlantic Coast, 16% living in the states located on the Pacific Coast, and 12% living along the Gulf of Mexico (Klepp, 2004). Possible reasons for this phenomenon are the Atlantic Coast is where the English colonist originally settled in America, coastal states are aesthetically the most pleasing areas, or maybe because the climate is generally milder in the coastal states. What is it about these locations that make them so desirable that nearly 70% of the population in the United States lives there? Whatever the reason may be it has taken years and generations of...
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