Carefully examine the distribution of the Hispanic population of the U$.$S$.$ between $1970$ and $2020$ in the Atlas section toward the back of your Course Reader.

Look at the maps in your course reader that examine the Hispanic population of the United States between $1970$ and $2020.$ The maps include total Hispanic population by state and the percentage of the Hispanic population by county.

What kind of broad shifts in the Hispanic population do you see in the national level?

Examine these maps. What do you see? Where is the Hispanic population located? How large is the Hispanic population compared to the total population? Has the Hispanic population changed in size and location between $1970$ and $2020?$ If the size of the Hispanic population has changed in anyway, why did it do so and where exactly did the change$($s$)$ occur? If the location of the Hispanic population has shifted in anyway, why did it do so where exactly did the change$($s$)$ occur?