How has the population of the Appalachian region changed over time?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Primarily settled by German and Irish immigrants
b) The population was displaced multiple times as government projects took over land for a variety of purposes
c) The people have been stereotyped as hillbillies, independent mountaineers, living in poverty, being lazy...however this has not been characteristically true of individuals living in Appalachia.
d) Appalachia is primarily rural, with some subsistence farming still occurring in areas. However, the majority of the population now lives near metropolitan areas bordering the region.
e) Appalachia has limited diversity, primarily white.
f) More recent high school graduation rates reflect the national average.
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