Chapter3:Foundations of Human Activity

Expansion of the European settlement frontier in San Francisco: between 1810-1830 had a population density of 2 or more persons per square mile.

Population density as of today is 300.0 to 2,999.9 people per square mile by county.

San Francisco is one of the largest urban ares in the U.S as of 2000 Metropolitan population ranking, they are at rank number 5.

Eating Preferences based on % of eating establishments:

• chicken: 2.9-6.5
• seafood: 0.7-3.3
• steak: 0.8-2.2

Predominant relegious affiliations

• Relegious group- Catholic Church
• Number of counties-1,259

Tribes that lived in San Francisco

• The Ohlone people, also known as the Costanoan, are a Native American people.

Contemporary Ohlone Groups

• Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, San Francisco Bay Area
• With 397 enrolled members in 2000, the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe comprises "all of the known surviving Native American lineages aboriginal to the San Francisco Bay region who trace their ancestry through the Missions Dolores, Santa Clara and San Jose" and who descend from members of the historic Federally Recognized Verona Band of Alameda County. On 21 September 2006, they received a favorable opinion from the U.S. District in Washington D.C of their court case to expedite the reaffirmation of the tribe as a federally recognized tribe.
• http://web.archive.org/web/20090509075105/http://www.muwekma.org/news/index.html

Total Population Percentage of race in CA in 2000

1. American Indian and Alaska Native:0.9-4.9
2. Black or African American:5.0-12.2
3. Asian:3.6-12.4
4. Hispanic or Latino Origin: 25-98.8

European Settlement expansion occured in 1750-1850

Megalopolitan growth is seen in San Francisco area

• Between 1990-2000 there was a 12.6% growth of population in San francisco