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Lecture 5: Demographics Flashcards

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1
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What is Canada’s population?

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40.8m

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2
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Is Canada’s population aging or getting younger?

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Aging

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3
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Is the natural increase rate increasing or declining?

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Declining

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4
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Describe the Indigenous birth rate

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High

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5
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What are the 4 fastest growing provinces?

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ON, BC, AB, SA

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6
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What are the main causes for growth in Saskatchewan? (3 reasons)

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  • strong resource base
  • growth in knowledge-based industries
  • construction industry in Saskatoon and Regina
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7
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What is physiological density?

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Number of people per square km of arable land - we are comparable to USA

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What is population distribution?

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The disperal of people within a geographical area

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9
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Describe Canada’s population distribution

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One of least evenly dispersed in world - most canadians (75%) live within 100km of USA

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10
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What constitutes an urban settlement?

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A settlement with a population of at least 1000 and density of at least 400ppl/km2

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11
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What percentage of Canada’s population is urban?

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82%

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12
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What decade did Canada start becoming urban?

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1920s

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13
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What are the 6 1-million plus cities?

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Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton

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14
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What is a Census Metropolitan Area?

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An urban area (100k+) combined with adjacent suburban areas that have a high degree of social or economic integration with that urban area

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15
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What is urban sprawl?

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The tendency for cities to expand horizontally and not vertocally

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16
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Which population zone is growing most unevenly?

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Moderately Populated Zone

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17
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What is the crude birth rate?

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Number of births per 1000 people per year

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18
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What is the crude death rate?

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Number of births per 1000 people per year

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19
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What is the rate of natural increase?

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Difference between crude birth and death rates

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20
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What is net migration?

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Difference between immigration and emigration

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21
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Why has the crude birth rate fallen dramatically over the course of the last 100 years?

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  • moving from rural areas to cities
  • increase in women in labour force
  • widespread acceptance of family plnning methods
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22
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Why has the crude death rate fallen dramatically over the course of the last 100 years?

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  • medical advances
  • improved nutrition
  • better healthcare
  • reduced smoking rates
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23
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What is replacement fertility?

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Number of children a woman would need to have to replace herself

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24
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What is Canada’s replacement fertility?

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2.1 (slightly more boys, infant mortality)

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25
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What is demographic transition theory?

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Historical shift of birth rates and death rates from high levels to low levels in a population - the decline in death rates precedes the decline in birth rates

26
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What is Phase 1: late preindustrial, when was Canada in it?

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  • high birth rates and death rates
  • little to no natural increase
  • Canada in 1800s
27
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What is Phase 2: Early industrial, when was Canada in it?

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  • falling death rates
  • high rates of natural increase
  • Canada in early 1900s
28
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What is Phase 3: Late industrial, when was canada in it?

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  • falling birth rates
  • high but declining rates of natural increase
  • Canada in 50s-60s
29
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What is Phase 4: Early Post-Industrial

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  • low birth rates and low death rates
  • little to no natural change
  • canada 70s onwards
30
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What is Phase 5: Late Post-Industrial?

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  • birth rate has fallen below death rate
  • natural decrease
  • ex: Japan, Russia
31
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When were baby boomers born?

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1946 to 1964

32
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Where is proportion of youth highest in Canada?

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Prairies and Territories

33
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Where is proportion of elderly highest in Canada?

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Atlantic Canada

34
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What is the dependency ratio?

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Ratio of dependant age group (14- and 65+)

35
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What are the subcategories of the dependancy ratio?

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youthn dependancy ratio and old age dependancy ratio

36
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What is the trend of youth dependancy ratio

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1961: 68 youth / 100 working age
1991: 25 youth / 100 working age
2021: 24 youth / 100 working age

37
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What is the trend of old age dependency ratio?

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1961: 14 elderly / 100 working age
1991: 18 elderly / 100 working age
2021: 29 elderly / 100 working age

38
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What are the implications of rising old age dependancy?

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  • gov health care costs to increase as baby boomers get older
  • propotionally fewer working taxpayers to cover these costs
39
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Why does federal government want immigration?

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  • to keep population growing
  • newcomers add to Canada’s workforce and pay tax
  • to help refugees
  • some immigrants are more willing to do seasonal jobs
40
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What is allophone and how much of Canada’s population is it?

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someone whos main language isnt english or french - 25%

41
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when is the death rate expected to outnumber birth rates?

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2030

42
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How much of Canada are immigrants?

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25%

43
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What is an ethnic group?

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Members of a population who share a culture that is distinct from other groups​

44
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What is culture?

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The learned collective behaviour of a group of people​

45
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What is the best tool for maintaining a culture?

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language

46
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What is the only billingual province?

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NB

47
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Is Canada or USA melting pot or cultural mosaic?

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Canada - cultural mosaic
USA - melting pot

48
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What is a melting pot?

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heterogenous culture that becomes more homogenous over time

49
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What is a cultural mosaic?

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mix of ethnic groups that co-exist but remain distinct

50
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What percentage of immigrants settle in Toronto, Van, and MTL

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57% - proposals to encourage setteling elsewhere have not been passed (not very Canadian to tell people they cant live here)

51
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How fast is Indigenous populaiton growing compared to Canadian population?

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6x

52
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What are the 4 phases of indigenous population growth?

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pre contact
1500-1940
1940-1960
1960 to present

53
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Describe the pre contact phase of indigenous growth

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population sized varied depnding on availability of food, whether, and animal migrations

54
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describe the 1500-1940 phase of indigenous growth

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exposure to new diseases and loss of hunting lands caused decrease in poulation

55
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describe the 1940-1960 phase of indigenous population growth

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rising birth rates and relatively high death rates

56
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describe the 1960-present phase for indigenous population growth

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high birth rates and lower death rates (nearly 1.9m)

57
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what are the 4 economic sectors?

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primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary

58
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describe primary economic sector

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activites inolving extracting natural resources (fishing, forestry, mining)

59
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describe secondary economic sector

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activities that process or assemble raw matrerials (auto manufacturing, meat packing, paper making)

60
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describe the tertiary economic sector

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sale or exchange of goods or services (retail. health care, education, law)

61
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describe the quaternary economic sector

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processing of knowledge that leads to decision making by companies and governments

62
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what are the charecteristics of a knowledge based economy?

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  • large proportion of highly educated citizens
  • urbanized population
  • priority on scientific research with gov financial support

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