central appalachia. i. location: the appalachia region touches 13 states – eastern ky & wv =...
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I. Location:• The Appalachia Region touches 13 states– Eastern KY & WV = most economically-depressed– >80% of central App. is rural (58% of App’s pop)
II. Demographics:• 95% = white (75% = U.S.)• 14% = age 65+ (12% = U.S.)• 27% = no high school diploma– Drop out rate = >40%– ½ of adult pop = illiterate – Working poor:• Working people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line• Dairy Queen, McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, etc.
III. Economics:• 1) Mining = #1 industry until…?
– a) Automation of mining industry– b) Amer’s. switch to anthracitic coal & natural gas
• Difference in coal: – Bituminous coal: low grade soft coal – Anthracitic coal: high grade hard coal – Now = only 2% of pop. works in mining
• 2) Logging has declined b/c of the creation of …? • 3) Tobacco has declined b/c of …? • High Unemployment Rate
– 17.9% (U.S. = 5.8%) • 25% of App. = <$15,000/yr.
IV. Social Issues of Central Appalachia:
• Poverty leads to malnutrition. Why? • Malnutrition leads to – Poor health undermines _______________
• Poor health leads to • Prescription drugs lead to – Prescription drugs are sold illegally on the streets
• Addiction leads to more ______________________
poor health
prescription drugsaddiction
poverty, crime, & despair
productivity
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