Geography Quiz 02 Flashcards
Stage 1 (pre-transition)? (Demographic Transition Model)
- High Birth Rate
- High Death Rate
- Many children do not survive to adulthood
- Largely agriculture society as well as hunter/gatherer
(There are no countries currently in this stage)
Stage 2 (early transition)? (Demographic Transition Model)
- High Birth Rate
- Declining Death Rate
- Still agricultural but advances led to improved food security
- Sanitation increases leading to fewer diseases
- Some start moving to cities
(E.g. Afghanistan)
Stage 3 (late transition)?
(Demographic Transition Model)
- Dropping Birth Rate
- Low Death Rate
- Better agriculture
- More cities
- Better health care
(E.g. Morocco)
Stage 4 (post transition)?
(Demographic Transition Model)
- Low Birth Rate
- Low Death Rate
- Most people live in cities (in Canada, 80%)
- Women’s place in society has changed
(E.g. Canada)
Stage 5 (declining)?
(Demographic Transition Model)
- Low birth rate
- Low death rate
- New Idea: This stage was only added recently, as populations started to decrease. Without this, people thought the population would grow out of control
(E.g. Italy, Japan, Austria)
Demography Definition:
The study of human populations.
What is population density and how do you find it?
Population density is a way of describing how populated a place is.
Population density =
number of people living in an area/size of area (in km2)
What is population distribution?
Refers to where people live in a region or country.
Dispersed, Concentrated, Linear?
1) Dispersed - population is spread out over a large area.
Ex. farming community
2) Concentrated - population that is clustered in an area. A large number of people in a small area. An example is a big city.
Ex. gold mine - town built around the resource
3) Linear - population that grows along lines (could be due to highways, rivers, or resources)
Ex. fishing villages - towns develop along the coast, as everyone wants access to the coast
Climate:
The farther north the colder it is and the harder it is to grow crops, find work, bulid homes etc.
Proximity to the USA:
- 90% of Canada’s population within 600 km of U.S. border
- 80% of our trade (imports and exports) is with the U.S.
Water:
- Water used for consumption, transportation, recreation.
- Canada and U.S. rely on Great Lakes
Soil:
Agriculture is a means of survival and money
If soil is not fertile crops will not grow
Many areas of Canada (Canadian Shield) have thin sandy soils that are poor for farming
Forests:
We rely on trees for many things:
Logs to build homes
Logs to build ships, boats, etc.
Wood was used for fuel - for cooking and to heat homes
What is a population pyramid?
- A graph representation of data for a country separated by age and gender
- Useful for predicting future population threads
