Moving On

1. Which event made previously remote parts of Florida more accessible and inviting to new residents?

The opening of Disney World in 1971
The completion of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1912
The opening of Pan American Field (now Miami International Airport) in 1928

2. U-Haul maintains a list of top destinations for one-way moving truck rentals, an unofficial yet widely cited barometer of migration trends. Which southeastern city was the only one in the top ten on its 2016 list?

Atlanta, Georgia
Nashville, Tennessee
Orlando, Florida

3. In 1940, 31.5 percent of the U.S. population lived in the South. According to census data, what percentage of Americans lived in the South in 2010?

34.1 percent
37.1 percent
40.1 percent

4. According to census data, which southeastern county had the largest in-migration from July 1, 2015, through July 1, 2016?

Fulton County, Georgia (containing Atlanta)
Hillsborough County, Florida (containing Tampa)
Davidson County, Tennessee (containing Nashville)

5. Many Venezuelans have migrated to the United States in recent years, some escaping political and economic turmoil at home. Which city has the nation's largest percentage of residents who are native Venezuelans?

Gainesville, Georgia
Doral, Florida
Shreveport, Louisiana

6. Every southeastern state has gained population in recent years. According to census data, which state had the largest rate of population gain from April 2010 through June 2016?

Florida
Georgia
Tennessee

7. Although Sun Belt states gain from in-migration, some U.S. states lose population. According to census data, from July 1, 2015, through July 1, 2016, which state lost the most people?

Illinois
New Jersey
New York

8. In-migration was a factor behind the boom in Florida’s housing construction. In 2005, Florida saw 287,250 privately owned housing units go up. In 2008, that number fell to 61,042. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, how many new housing units were built in Florida in 2016?

83,117
95,387
113,912

9. What movement of American people does the "Great Migration" refer to?

The resettlement of Native Americans from the Southeast to the West
The movement of African Americans from the rural South primarily to large cities in the North and Midwest
The population shift that occurred following the discovery of gold in California

10. True or false? Florida's population decline in 2008–09—a consequence of the recession—was the first such decline since World War II.

True
False

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