Canada's Human Face Flashcards
Age dependency ratio
ratio of economically dependent sector and the productive sector
Population is driven by which two components
- natural increase
- push and pull factors of immigration and migration
which three primary factors acount for population growth
-Natural increase
-Population gained
from territorial
expansion
territorial
expansion
-Immigration
The waves of population growth
1910's- 40,000 (opening settlement of west) 1930's late 50's (Hungarian wave) 1980's somalians 1990's HongKong
4 Trends in canadian ethnic composition and cultural diversity
- rapid increase of idigenous
- declining place of french language
- immigration and pluralism
- public protests against inequality
Majority of canadian live along where
along the national ecumane along with the highway
What percentage of canadians live in urban areas
82% (the opposite of the 1950’s)
When did Toronto surpass Quebecs population
1981 because of the french vs english push
Why are the urban zones the most populated
- immigration
- rural canadians leaving country lifestyle
- natural increase in urban areas
why is canadia facing an aging population
decreased fertility rate (increased industrialization, economy, women in labour force, family planning)
increase in life expentancy
Baby Boomers retiring
what is the ratio of dependents to workers
84 old fucks to 100 workers
Four core values to Canadian culture
- Government is based on British parliamentary institutions and law
- Two official languages
- Indigenous peoples have special rights
- Tradition and law are encapsulated in the Canadian Constitution
difference between ethnicity and culture
ethnicity: members of a population who share a culture that is distinct from
other groups
Culture: the learned collective behaviour
of a group of people
what are canada’s largest religions
2 largest groups are Christians and those
with no religious affiliation
