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The United States of America Chapter Fourteen Population, Race and Ethnic Groups I. Characteristics of the American population A. the third most populous country in the world after China and India. B. a faster population growth, particularly after the 1990s; C. immigration as a source of population growth; Ellis Island of New York was an important immigration reception spot in the 1890s and at the turn of the century. D. population movement (or: mobility) from traditional manufacturing industries in the Northeast and Midwest to high-technology industries, whose growth has been most notab