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1
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Our population is _____ and counting

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6 billion

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2
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What are some concerns cause by a growth in population

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Shortage in energy, housing, foods,

Increase in pollution, unemployment, environmental destruction

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3
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Some Argue that population is not the cause of poverty, hunger and environmental destruction but ______…….

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Power dynamic, over consumption, and unequal distribution of wealth

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4
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Demography is

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Statistical study of population, used to understand causes and consequences of population change

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5
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Why do government and business wish info on population change?

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To provide services and sell goods

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6
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Census is

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Counting people

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7
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Why do u think census records are kept private for 92 years in Canada

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To protect privacy

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8
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List the Pro and con bout census records being private

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Pro- very few people live to 100 so personal privacy is protected
Con- historians and other professionals would find many use for this data

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9
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Who keeps all our info

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Statistics Canada, a government ministry

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10
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How often do we have a census in Canada

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Every 10 years (major) and less detailed one every 5 years

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11
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Census is

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Official count or survey of a population

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12
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Why is census data sometimes inaccurate

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Homeless not counted and many unwilling to fill out forms

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13
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Developing countries

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Registration of Birth/death not complete,
remote areas,
shanty towns, not counted,
people avoid authorities

Economy that depends more on primary industries (except of natural resources) lower standard of living (poor country)

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Developed country

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Highly developed economy

Strong service sector and industrial base

High standards of living

Literacy, health and food supplies (rich countries)

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15
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Emigration

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People moving out of a country

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16
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Immigration

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People moving into a country

17
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Migration

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People moving from one area to another for a duration of time

18
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What are the components of population change

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  • how many people are born
  • how many die
  • how many move in and out of an area
19
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What factors led to a rapid decline in the birth rate after 1750?

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Increased food production + better diets, hygiene/medical knowledge improved, clean drinking water, more varied and nutritious diet, vaccination

20
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What are possible reasons for recent declines in birth rates for industrialized countries

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Economic development
Move to Cities
Rising standards of living
Woman’s education and rights

21
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Why do u think birth rate might be high in developing countries

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Little education bout birth control

Woman’s are not always in control of their reproduction

Not/will not/can not say no to their husbands (need children to help on farm and take care odd parents in old age)

22
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Exponential rate of population increase is when

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Resources are unlimited and population exhibits exponential growth

23
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Effects of immigration upon a host family *3

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It will weaken the home country by
• decreasing population
• the level of production
•and economic spending

24
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Reason for increased life expectancy the past century *4

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Improvements in sanitation, housing and education

Lastly, a steady decline in early and mid-life mortality

25
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What’s the 5 stages of the demographic transition model

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High stationary, early expanding, late expanding, low stationary, declining

26
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What is the dependency ratio ?

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Population (0-14) + (65+) divided by working age population which is (15-64)

27
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What is the expected changes to Canada’s dependency ratio near future?

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It is projected to rise 84 dependents for every 100 people or working age

28
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Infant mortality rate is

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Number of children dying under one year of age divided by number of live births during the year, multiplied by 1000

29
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What formula equals the increase or decrease in population

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Births+deaths+immigrants-emigrants divided by number of births in one year by the population and then multiply by 1000

30
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Birth rate is

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of births in one year divided by total population times a 1000

31
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Death rate is

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Total number of deaths divided total number of population times 1000

32
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The rule of seventy

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70 divided by growth % = doubling time

70 divided by doubling time = growth %