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When were the Baby Boomers born?

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1946-1964

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Why were there so many baby boomers

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Time of peace & prosperity after WW2

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When was Generation X born? Why were they such a small generation?

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1965-1980
Birth control pills were invented that’s why they were a small generation

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When was Generation Y born?

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1981-1995

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Why was gen y the biggest generation?

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Because their parents were a huge generation.

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When was Generation Z born?

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1996-2009

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What is replacement level fertility?

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The total birth rate at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next, without migration.

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What is roughly the babies per women in each country (replacement level fertility)

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This rate is roughly 2.1 children per woman for most countries

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Expansive Pyramid(Looks like a pyramid)

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Rapid growing poppulation

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Constructive pyramid(cn tower)

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Shrinking population

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Stationary pyramid (blob)

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Neutral, stable, slow moving

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What are some reasons that a pyramid might have bumps/irregularities on it?

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Migrant workers, Diseases, War, Gender preference
The bumps demonstrate anomalies

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Wide base -

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High birth rate

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Skinny base -

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Low birth rate

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Concave sides-

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High death rate

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Convex sides -

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Low birth rate

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Asymmetry -

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Difference between males and females

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Expansive Pyramid -

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Rapid population growth

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Constrictive Pyramid -

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  • Negative population growth
20
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What is stage of 2 of the demographic transition model (birth rate, death rate, growth rate).

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  • Birth rate still very high
  • death rate starting to shrink
  • Growth rate: rapid growth
21
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Countries on level 2 or the demographic transition model:

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Peru and Sri Lanka

22
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Stage one on the demographic transition model: and where does this happen

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Birth rate very high
Death rate very high
Growth rate Los and stable
( poor and isolated areas )

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Stage five dtm? Examples?

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Birth rate still dropping
Death rate still low, stable
Growth rate negative
( Japan South Korea )

24
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Level four dtm? Examples?

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Birth rate low and stable
Death rate low and stable
Growth rate slowing down ( Australia and Canada)

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Stage three dtm?

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Birth rate starting to drop
Death rate still dropping
Growth rate rapid growth
(India)

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What is the dependency load of a country?

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Everyone younger than 15 and older than 65 - the ages who aren’t working and are dependent on others.

27
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Why is it bad to have a rapidly growing population?

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Because too many children and not enough older people leads to overcrowding and resource competition. There is a correlation with lower education, more poverty, and lower quality of life.

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Why is it bad to have a rapidly shrinking population?

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The workforce would decrease which could affect the economy. Also the society becomes less dynamic and competitive. Then, fewer people would be paying into pension funds at the same time that more and more old people are drawing from them (and living longer thanks to modern medicine).

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What are some of the consequences of China’s 1 child policy?

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The ratio of genders is skewed towards males - the policy has now ended because of this issue.

30
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What are some of the reasons why Japan is shrinking?

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  • Aging Population - Low fertility rate
  • Extreme work culture for moms
  • Expensive to raise kids
  • Young people not dating
31
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What are some of the consequences
That japans population is shrinking?

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  • Economy is slowing down
  • Few younger people have to care for huge amount of older people
  • Not enough people to fill all the jobs - 125 jobs for every 100 people
  • Schools closing - around 400 every year
32
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What are the 3 types of permanent residents?

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1: economic class
2: family class
3: refugees

33
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What are some of the subtypes or permanent residents?

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1:skilled workers
2: business immigrants
3: live in cargivers
4: Canadian experience

34
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Where do most of our immigrants come from now? Where did they used to come from?

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Now Europe
Past asia

35
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What are 3 differences between a Canadian citizen and a permanent resident?

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Permanent residents cannot vote and Canadian citizens can

Permanent residents can’t have a Canadian passport and Canadian citizens can

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