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Grade 9 Geography Quiz Flashcards

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What is Demography?

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the statistical study of population, demography specifically looks at statistics which illustrate the changing structure of human population

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What are two other names for generation

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cohort, age group

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What are landmark events?

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They influence a generation’s view of the world

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When was the Lost generation born?

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1883-1900, came of age during WW1

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When was the GI generation born?What are there traits?

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1901-1924, lived through the great depression, WWII

strong loyalty to jobs, sense of personal civic duty

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When was the silent generation born? Why were there very few of them?

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1925-1945, very few of them because wars + economic depressions

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When were baby boomers born? Why so many of them?

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1946-1964, birth rate across the world spiked, TV generation

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When was generation X born? Why so few?

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1965-1980, birth control created, MTV GENERATION

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Generation Y(millennial)

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1981-1995, nintendo generation, there parents were a huge generation. they were the 1st computer generation

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When was Generation Z born? What are some traits and landmark events?

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1996-2010, opinionated, less focused. COVID-19 BLK LIVES MATTER

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What is the crude birth rate? What is the crude death rate?

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number of live births per 1000 people per year

number of deaths per 1000 people per year

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What is fertility rate? What is replacement level fertility?

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# of births per woman in their lifetime
total fertility rate at which population replaces itself
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3 other ways of measuring death?

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infant mortality, child mortality, maternal mortality

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Rate of natural increase

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how much pop is changing naturally(birth rate-death rate)

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doubling time

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amt of years it takes for population to double in size

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Immigration rate + Emigrant rate

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number of immigrants per 1000 people per year

number of emigrants per 1000 people per year

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3 types of population pyramids:

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used to show info abt age and gender of people in specific country
expansive pyramid- triangle
constrictive pyramid- wide in middle
stationary pyramid- similar to a square

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Rate of migratory increase

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how much pop is changing by migration

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Population growth rate

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how much population is changing by migration and naturally

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4 things to look for when reading a population pyramid

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width of base(wide base, high birth rate)
symmetry(difference in male/female pop)
shape of sides(concave-high death rate)
blip in side(landmark event)

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causes for an anomaly in population pyramids

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effect of disease
effect of WAR
preference for male babies

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Stage 1,2,3,4,5 of demographic transition model

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1-BR(high)DR(high)pop growth(stable)(poor area)
2-BR(high)DR(dropping)PG(rapid growth)(sri lanka)
3-BR+DR(dropping)PG(rapid growth)(india,chile)
4-BR+DR(stable)PG(slowing down)(AU,CA)
5-BR(dropping)DR(stable)PG(negative)(Japan)

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dependency load

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everyone younger than 15 and older than 65 are socially and economically dependent on working-age people

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Why is it bad to have a high growth rate?

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to many children, not enough adults

overcrowding, lower education, more poverty

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why is it bad to have a shrinking population

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negative impact on economy

society becomes less dynamic and competitive

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when will earth’s population stabilize

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at 11 billion

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what territory in canada has a population pyramid similar to a 3rd world country?Why?

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Nunavet has a higher BR and DR

Lack of jobs + healthcare

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Why is japan shrinking

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aging population. low fertility rates. extreme work culture. expensive to raise children. young people not dating, hard for working moms

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What are the effects on JAPAN?

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schools closing
economy slowing down
not enough people for jobs

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WHAT IS BEING DONE ABT THIS?

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cheaper childcare
encouraging dating
encouraging more immigrants
positive space for woman in workplace

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

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EUROPE

ASIA

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PERMANENT RESIDENTS

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not a canadian citizenship(cant vote or have passport) but has been given permission to live and work in canada without limitation stay

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TEMPORARY WORKERS

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given work visas for prescribed periods of time, them working has no negative effect on canadian labour market

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WHAT ARE THE 3 TYPES OF PERMANENT RESIDENTS

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economic class
refugee
family class
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REFUGEE

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people who come to canada for protection from their home country
sponsors provide refugees with financial/social aid for 1-3 years

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4 TYPES OF ECONOMIC CLASS IMMIGRANTS

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skilled workers
business class immigrants
live-in caregivers
canadian experience class immigrants

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SKILLED WORKERS

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have to earn 67 points or higher on point system to become one

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LIVE-IN CAREGIVERS

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care for elderly, children, disabled

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CANADIAN EXPERIENCE CLASS IMMIGRANT

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lived/worked in canada for at least 1 year

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BUISSNESS CLASS IMMIGRANT

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create jobs and contribute to canada’s economic development

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FAMILY CLASS IMMIGRANT

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immigrants brought to canada through their family

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CANADIAN CITIZNES

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can vote, no residency rules, have CA passport
born in canada
if one of your parents was canadian citizen when u were born

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REASONS YOU MAY BE INADMISSIBLE

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committed a crime
security/medical reasons
misrepresentation

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MULTICULTURALISM

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the co-existence of diverse cultures

45
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what percent of total population was born outside of canada

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20%

46
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what percent of torontos population was born outside of canada

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50%

47
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where does montreal attract immigrants from

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former french colonies

48
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TORONTO TOP 5 LANGUAGES(besides english)

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cantonese
mandarin
punjabi
italian
tagalog
49
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MOTHER TONGUE

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first language you learn and remember

50
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HOME LANGUAGE

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the language spoken at home

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ETHNIC ORIGIN

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cultural+ racial background

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VISIBLE MINORITY

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an ethnic group that looks different from the minority

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CHAIN MIGRATION

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when one group of immigrants move to an area that encourages more waves of immigrants to move there

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ETHNIC ENCLAVE

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area where inhabitants are culturally and ethically distinct from surrounding area

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Inclusion
Assimilation
Segregation
Integration
Exclusion
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all minorities mix together
all minorities mix together but act like each other
a minority group purposefully kept separate
a minority group included but have to overcome hurdles themselves
the majority group is kept our, no one else allowed in

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MOSIAC(+pros and cons)

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Canada, immigrants can retain much more of their original culture
diversity strengthens society, multilingual
alienate themselves in enclaves, cultural identities may clash with canadian identity

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MELTING POT(+pros and cons)

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The states, immigrants lose much more of their culture and become “Americanized”
fewer conflict, nationalism
loss of language, cultural identity is made to seem inferior

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3 main groups that make up indigenous canadians

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first nation. metis. inuit

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Status Indians

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registered under the indian act
don’t pay income tax on the money they earn on reserve
don’t pay part of the provincial sales tax

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Non status indians

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not registered under the indian act but self identify as indigenous

61
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Metis

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descendents of indigenous woman and europeans. Mostly live in manitoba + northern ontario

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INDIAN BAND

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basic unit of government for status indians

63
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Assembly of first nations

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represent chiefs over 600 bands

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reserve

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a parcel of land given to the local band designated from the indian act or a treaty

65
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4 european ideas government tried on indigenous children

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education, christianity, sedentary living, agriculture

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