Social Chapter 5

Question 1

Immigration

Answer 1

the process of people establishing homes, and often citizenship, in a country that is not their native country

Question 2

Demographic

Answer 2

to do with the characteristics of populations

Question 3

Labor force growth

Answer 3

the growth of the “labor force” or the number of people who can work

Question 4

Refugee

Answer 4

a person who seeks refuge in another country because of danger or persecution in their home country

Question 5

Accord

Answer 5

a formal agreement

Question 6

Point System

Answer 6

a system for determining whether someone applying for economic status can come to Canada. The more points the better

Question 7

Policy

Answer 7

a course of action or principle adopted or proposed by a government, business, or individual

Question 8

Law

Answer 8

the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties