Census and Demographics (Day 3)

Question 1

True/False: The nation’s older population will more than double in size from 2005 through 2050.

Answer 1

True

Question 1

In 2050, which race and ethnic group will become a minority, increasing more slowly than other racial and ethnic groups?

Answer 1

non-Hispanic white

Question 2

Which year was the first that all households were invited to respond to the census online?

Answer 2

2020 Decennial

Question 3

Which year was the year of discontinuation of the long form and introduction of the short form with 10 questions.

Answer 3

2010 Decennial

Question 4

Which year was there a combination of the long form and short form mailed out to the population? This year was also the first time it allowed respondents to select more than one race that they identify as.

Answer 4

2000 Decennial

Question 5

How much of the population lives in urban areas?

Answer 5

83%

Question 6

An ____________ comprises a densely settled core of census blocks that meet minimum housing unit density and/or population density requirements?

Answer 6

urban area

Question 7

To qualify as an urban area, the territory must have how many housing units and population of at least how many?

Answer 7

2,000 housing units and a population of at least 5,000.

Question 8

A _____________ was defined as having an urban nucleus of 50,000 or more people. It may or may not have contained any individual cities of 50,000 or more.

Answer 8

Urbanized Area

Question 9

A __________ has at least 2,500 but less than 50,000 persons and population density of 1,000 persons per square mile

Answer 9

Urban cluster

Question 10

A __________________ has at least once city with 50,000 or more inhabitants, or an urbanized area, and a total metro population of at least 100,000 people.

Answer 10

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Question 11

A _____________ has a population of more than 10,000 people but less than 50,000. It has a central county and adjacent counties that have a high degree of social and economic integration as a measure of commuting.

Answer 11

Micropolitan Statistical Area

Question 12

A _____________ is an equivalent of an incorporated place for data purposes.

Answer 12

Census Designated Place

Question 13

Dallas and Fort Worth are an example of what kind of area? They are both primary metropolitan statistical areas.

Answer 13

Consolidated MSAs (CMSA)

Question 14

_____________ is defined as an area that has a core area with at least 10,000 people that when combined with other communities it is socially and economically integrated.

Answer 14

Core Base Statistical Area (CBSA)

Question 15

Jean Gottman, published a book about a 300 mile long urban area between Boston and Washington, D.C. A term was defined as “any many-centered, multi-city, urban area of more than 10 million inhabitants, generally dominated by low-density settlement and complex networks of economic specializations” is known as a ________________?

Answer 15

Megalopolis

Question 16

A ___________ refers to a megalopolis with more than 10 million people.

Answer 16

Mega city

Question 17

A ______________ has a population between 2,000 and 8,000 people and it is the smallest area where all information is released.

Answer 17

Census Tract

Question 18

A ________________ is the smallest level at which the Census data is collected, usually with 400 housing units per block.

Answer 18

Census Block

Question 19

A _______________ generally contains 600 to 3,000 people, and are used to present data and control block numbering.

Answer 19

Census Block Group

Question 20

This unit is only used in 29 states and usually corresponds to a municipality.

Answer 20

Minor Civil Division (MCD)

Question 21

In the 21 states that do not have an Minor Civil Division, they use _______________?

Answer 21

Census County Divisions

Question 22

_________________ is a unit drawn by tribes that do not have a recognized land area.

Answer 22

Tribal Designated Statistical Area

Question 23

Many government programs use _____________ to determine program eligibility.

Answer 23

threshold population

Question 24

From 2010 to 2020, which state experienced the largest numeric increase?

Answer 24

Texas

Question 25

Which survey replaced the long form of the Decennial and takes a sample of the population and projects the findings to the population as a whole?

Answer 25

American Community Survey

Question 26

How often the the ACS rotate so that no one household receives the survey more than once every five years?

Answer 26

Annually

Question 27

Which age demographic group was born between 1946 and 1964?

Answer 27

Baby Boomers

Question 28

This age demographic group was born between 1965 and 1976 and has a low period of birth rates.

Answer 28

Generation X

Question 29

This group was born between 1977 and 2000, it varies depending on the source, as most would say it is children born between the 1980s and 1990s.

Answer 29

Milennials

Question 30

Children born after the 2000, are apart of which age demographic group?

Answer 30

Gen Z