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Mathematics Lesson 001

Skills - Adding & Subtracting Large Numbers

Population Of The United States In 1976

Each state belongs to a geographical region. The population of each state is given to the nearest thousand.

Regions of the United States
PACIFIC COAST
SOUTHWESTERN
Washington
3,612,000
Arizona
2,270,000
Oregon
2,329,000
New Mexico
1,168,000
California
21,520,000
Texas
12,487,000
    Oklahoma
2,766,000
NEW ENGLAND
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Maine
1,070,000
Montana
753,000
New Hampshire
822,000
Idaho
831,000
Vermont
476,000
Wyoming
390,000
Massachusetts
5,809,000
Nevada
610,000
Connecticut
3,117,000
Utah
1,228,000
Rhode Island
927,000
Colorado
2,583,000
SOUTH ATLANTIC
SOUTH CENTRAL
West Virginia
1,821,000
Arkansas
2,109,000
Maryland
4,144,000
Louisiana
3,841,000
Virginia
5,032,000
Mississippi
2,354,000
North Carolina
5,469,000
Kentucky
3,428,000
South Carolina
2,848,000
Tennessee
4,214,000
Georgia
4,970,000
Alabama
3,665,000
Florida
8,421,000
 
NORTH CENTRAL
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
North Dakota
643,000
New York
18,084,000
South Dakota
686,000
Pennsylvania
11,862,000
Minnesota
3,965,000
New Jersey
7,336,000
Wisconsin
4,609,000
Delaware
582,000
Michigan
9,104,000
 
CENTRAL
 
Nebraska
1,553,000
   
Iowa
2,870,000
   
Kansas
2,310,000
   
Missouri
4,778,000
   
Illinois
11,229,000
   
Indiana
5,302,000
   
Ohio
10,690,000
   

Find the total population of each of the nine regions.

1. Pacific Coast - ____________________

2. New England - ____________________
3. South Atlantic - ____________________
4. Southwestern - ____________________
5. Rocky Mountain - ____________________
6. South Central - ____________________
7. North Central - ____________________
8. Central - ____________________
9. Middle Atlantic - ____________________

10. Alaska, population 382,000 and Hawaii, population 887,000 are not included in any of the regions. Find the total population of Alaska and Hawaii.

_______________________

11. Find the total population of all 50 states - _______________________
Find the difference in the populations of these states.
12. California & Oregon - ____________________
13. Colorado & Wyoming - ____________________
14. New Mexico & Texas - ____________________
15. Michigan & North Dakota - ____________________
16. Illinois & Nebraska - ____________________
17. Arkansas & Tennessee - ____________________
18. Massachusetts & Vermont - ____________________
19. Delaware & New York - ____________________
20. Alaska & Hawaii - ____________________

 

 
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