Sparsely Populated - USA/ Canada

Question 1

Where sparsely pop. area found

Answer 1

• North Canada

- Avg. Density: 4 people/km ^2

Question 2

Why

Answer 2

• Generally low birth rate 10.45
• Underpopulation
• Climate is dry and cold –> can drop to - 40 cel in winter
• Permafrost in Northern regions –> bad for agri
• Terrain is mountainy so its hard to access and transport things. Dense forests and costs to cut down trees

Question 3

Advantages

Answer 3

• less crowding
• No congestion
• Less jobs competition
• resources widely available

Question 4

DA

Answer 4

• Not enough people to properly develop public services like transport
• Brain drain
• Cannot fully exploit resources
• Difficult to defend the country
• Reliance on immigrants: 200,000 taken in each year (favouring skilled ones)
• Less economic activity and growth
• Not enough people to support institutions of dialogue or culture –> film, universities, magazines, etc. Only 6 unis built in Northern Canada since WW2
• Less taxpayers –> cannot maintain facilities well

Question 5

Solutions

Answer 5

• Promoting higher fertility rate

- Let in more permanent immigrants every year