Immigration
The Potato Famine
Vocabulary
Population Map
Other
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A German immigrant who made important contributions to mathematics and science was
Albert Einstein
100
Irish immigrants came to the United States to escape
The Potato Famine
100
Ajoyful gathering of people to celebrate something
festival
100
A tool used to tell how many people live in an area is a
Population map
100
Sounds made with instruments or voices create
Music
200
The immigrants brought to the American colonies to work on plantations were
enslaved Africans
200
The day that celebrates a sense of Irish pride is
Saint Patrick's Day
200
A time of hunger when there is little food
famine
200
The unit used to measure populations on a map is
People per square mile
200
Americans celebrate the New Year by
staying up until midnight
300
A reason that immigrants often move to neighborhoods with others from their home country is
-They can speak their own language -They will not miss their home country so much -They can follow the customs of their culture
300
The United States honored immigrants from Ireland by
creating a postage stamp
300
A custom, or way of doing something, that is passed on in a family
tradition
300
Where is the population density highest in a country?
Major cities
300
When making a thoughtful decision, the first step is to decide on the possible
choices
400
Los Angeles has a growing number of immigrants from
Asia
400
The cause of the potato famine was
a mold on the potato plants
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Someone who comes to live in a country from somewhere else in the world
immigrant
400
MAP KEY -More than 125 -50-125 -25-50 -2-25 -0-2 What is the fewest number of people per square mile?
0-2
400
For each choice in a thoughtful decision, you must list the possible
consequences
500
In churches, synagogues, and masjids people
Worship
500
Many of the Irish immigrants came to this island in New York
Ellis Island
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Words or signs people use to communicate
language
500
MAP KEY -More than 125 -50-125 -25-50 -2-25 -0-2 What is the greatest number of people per square mile?
More than 125
500
Ellis Island is
-Nations largest immigration center -examined by doctors -interviewed by officials
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