geo unit 4 test

Question 1

Demographic terms: How do u calculate doubling time?

Question 2

Demographic terms: terms?

Answer 2

Fertility, age, Demography, Mortality, birth rate, Migration, Age structure, Dependency rate and growth rate.

Question 3

population pyramids: what is a population pyramid?

Answer 3

a graph that shows the distribution of ages across a population divided down the center between male and female members of the population

Question 4

population pyramids: what are the causes of population pyramids?

Answer 4

The fertility rate of a population (when children are born it can affect the pyramid)

Question 5

population pyramids: what are the 4 stages of the demographic transition model?

Answer 5

pre-industrial, urbanizing/industrializing, mature industrial, and post-industrial

Question 6

issues with Canada’s aging population: what are the causes of Canada’s aging population?

Answer 6

change in fertility rates

Question 7

issues with Canada’s aging population: how will it affect different aspects of Canadian life?

Question 8

issues with Canada’s aging population: what is Canada’s solution to Canada’s aging population and shrinking workforce?

Question 9

Canadian immigration: what are the 7 types of immigration types?

Question 10

Canadian immigration: what is the point system?

Answer 10

The points are awarded based on factors such as your age, education, work experience, and language skills

Question 11

Canadian immigration: what is the ideal type of immigration Canada is searching for?

Question 12

wealth of Canadians/poverty and homelessness: what is LICO?

Question 13

wealth of Canadians/poverty and homelessness: what is the cost of living in big cities?

Question 14

wealth of Canadians/poverty and homelessness: what are the 3 main causes of homelessness for Canadian youth?

Question 15

wealth of Canadians/poverty and homelessness: what does it mean to be homeless?

Question 16

wealth of Canadians/poverty and homelessness: do a majority of people who are homeless stay homeless?

Question 17

wealth of Canadians/poverty and homelessness: what are the 3 main interconnected forces that can lead to homelessness? (structural factors, system failures, individual and relational factors)

Answer 17

1. legal domain.
2. social domain.
3. physical domain.

Question 18

city livability and urban land use: what makes a city livable?

Question 19

city livability and urban land use: what are the 6 different types of land use? (in detail)

Question 20

city livability and urban land use: what is urban sprawl? why is it an issue?

Answer 20

Urban sprawl is cutting into precious farms and wildlands. Ending up with less green space and precious wildlands, which are being drained and paved over, putting valuable wildlife habitat and species at risk.

Question 21

what is the difference between high-density and low-density living?

Answer 21

low density: housing areas are typically populated by single-family homes and condos with few units.
high density: areas are usually urban and populated by high-rise buildings with many units.

Question 22

urbanization and ecological footprint: what is productive land?

Answer 22

Land that has produced farm crops within the previous 5 years.

Question 23

urbanization and ecological footprint: what is the Canadian ecological footprint average and what is the world’s average?

Question 24

urbanization and ecological footprint: what is the ecological overshoot?

Question 25

urbanization and ecological footprint: how can we reduce our carbon footprint?

Question 26

New urbanism and smart cities: what is new urbanism and what are the objectives?

Question 27

New urbanism and smart cities: what is a smart city?

Question 28

New urbanism and smart cities: how would a smart city support living?

Question 29

New urbanism and smart cities: how are new urbanism and smart cities supposed to help livability, sustainability, and accessibility?

Question 30

New urbanism and smart cities: what are some examples of smart city technologies?