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Lecture 4 - Population Dynamics: Exploring Canada's People Flashcards

1
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What percent of people live in cities?

A

85%

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2
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What do cities do?

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bring people together, connect us, allow us to be innovative

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3
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How many people in Canada

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over 36 million

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4
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What is Saunders belief?

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If we can have over 100 million people, Canada will be more sustainable, more taxes to support citizens

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5
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What is demography?

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Describing people and their movement, statistical understanding of size, age, gender, social etc

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6
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What is Canada’s growth in next 4 years?

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4 million people

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7
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Where are people moving to in Canada?

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Western Canada, oil sands, affordability, Calgary 4th most liveable city

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8
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Where do majority of people in Canada live?

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Toronto, Windsor, Montreal, Ottawa

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9
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What are connecting major cities?

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Highways

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10
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Why do people move to cities?

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jobs, entertainment, education, food, amenities, transportation access, beauty, architecture, lifestyle, culture, people

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What is urban?

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Spatial land use or organization characterized by 4 things:

  1. Dense population
  2. Concentrated living space
  3. Social Networks
  4. Variety of economic activities and lifestyles
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12
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How many people in Toronto?

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6 million

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13
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What is Canada 2nd largest city?

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Montreal 3.6 million

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14
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Where will most immigrant come from?

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Asian countries

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15
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What is Natural Increase?

A

is the difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate

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16
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What is CBR (Crude birth rate)?

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is the number of live births per 1,000 people in a given year

17
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What is CDR (crude death rate)?

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is the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a given year

18
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What is Net Migration?

A

is the difference between in and out migration

19
Q

What is Canada’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

A

1.3

20
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How is Canada increasing its population?

A

through immigration

21
Q

What is the cultural makeup of Canada

A

ethnic group, culture, language, religion, multiculturalism

22
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Why will Canada look different in the next 2 generations?

A

because of immigration

23
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Why is immigration important?

A

ensures Canada’s population increases, contribute to workforce, they are concentrated in Canadian cities, making them different from the rest of Canada

24
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Where is there a large growth of indigenous people?

A

Western Canada

25
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What is the shift in population in Canada?

A

shift from east to west, rural to urban, hinterlands to heartlands

26
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When were baby boomers born?

A

Between 1946-1964 between 54-72 years old

27
Q

What was the TFR during baby boom?

A

3.4

28
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What is a major concern for baby boomers?

A

medical resources, who will take care of them

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