alia lie Name DO Moni4 ius Hugin UBS 315 Mapping America Activity This activity will provide you detailed information about your neighborhood and larger area of Southern California. In addition, it will introduce you to a valuable resource you may be able to use in your teaching. You will be using the New York Times’ Mapping America Website (hitp://projects nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer) to the Mapping A ite (above). In the box next to the Go button, type Los Angeles and click to the Ge button This will take you to a map of the greater Los Angeles area showing racial and ethnic distributions of Los Angeles. Find your home area by entering your zip code (again in the box to the left of the Go Button), Next, find the specific census tract where you live. You will probably want to use the Magnifying Glass (to the right of the Go Botton) to locate your census tract. ‘Write down below the distribution of groups in your census tract. ce Whites 5 Blacks Hispanics Asians _ Other Groups 5 2. Looking at the larger area around your home, find a census tract that meets each of the following criteria. Make a note of the tract number and where the tract is located, as you will need to find each tract again. (Helpful Hint: You can reduce the ‘magnification of the map to see a larger area by sliding the magnification tool in the. right-upper comer), 70% ot more White in an area with a population of 1,000 or more. 70% or more Hispanic 70% ot more Black. 70% or more Asians, Less than 10% Whites and more than 10% of Blacks, more than 10% of Hispanics, and more than 10% of Asians. pageFor the tracts you found, you will need to gather additional information about them. To do this click on the View More Maps button. Notice the four options under the Choose a Topic box on the left: For each topic, you ean select a map that provides you specific information about different tracts. Complete the table for each of the census tracts you have identified in the previous question. (Hint: You may find easier to stay in ‘one map and collect the same information—Foreign Bom or Per Capita Income, for example—for all of the tracts before moving on to a different type of map.) ‘Census Tract Census Tract Number Population Foreign born Per capita income Percentage with Income under $30,000 Whe (woo Percentage with Income over $199,999 |), = O) aie Percentage of High school graduates | 4-1) 18% | Percentage with Bachelor's degree or higher 5uy a4 Percentage in Elementary private school students 19h Percentage of Same Sex Couples 1% ° 07 0 Median home value awe ee Median monthly rent hws . Respond to the following in complete sentences. a Look up the definition of “segregation” in a reputable source. From data that you found on the maps, give a specific example of an area that seems to be segregated. SEA Ar On. “tnt Ste fp Cb. Among the census tracts you identified, which tract has the highest percentage in the top income level? [In addition to giving the tract number, also describe where the tract is located (ex. East Long Beach or between the 110 and 710 south of the 91),] Which tract has the highest percentage in the lowest income level?” Wilt (uel Ineonne And censuc+iaer 12014 WAS thw hic} peeentage For Crh S ocected er we. nto lw a Chowtneus | (Airs AW. Bers Ave Among the tracts that you gathered information about, which one has the highest percentage of college degrees? Which has the lowest? 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