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unit 4- demogrophy Flashcards

1
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does canada allow all potential immigrants to enter the country? why?

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no canada does not allow all potential immigrants to enter the country.
canada is very careful with balancing the number of immigrants without jeopardizing out way of life.

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what are the 2 categories that potential immigrants in canada fall into?

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economic immigrants- people who will help our economy by working
people who are accepted for

ethical reasons such as war or reuniting with family

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what does a skilled worker immigrant need to pass

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needs to pass the point system (67 points)

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what type of things award points in canada’s point system?

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knowledge of english in french, being within the working class age, education, job experience, etc.

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if one family member achieves the reuired 67 points to immigrate do they get to bring their family automatically, even if their family does not pass?

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yes

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what is a skilled trades immmigrant

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an immigrant with certain skills that are in short supply in canada. they need someone to fill a certain job or position. they do not need to pass the point system

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what 4 requirements must a skilled trades immigrant pass

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  1. have a job offer in canada
  2. strong enough language skills
  3. have two or more years of experience in the trade
  4. meet canadian standards
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what is a candian experience class immigrant

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someone who has worked in canada for at least 1 year in a temporary working program.

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what is a startup visa immigrant

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this type of immigrant must be planning to start a buisness in canada meaning that they will be providing a job for themself as well as other canadians.

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10
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what does GDP stand for and what does it mean

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gdp is gross domestic production. it is how much a country makes in a year from all of their goods and services.

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where does canada rank in the world in gdp?

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8th

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12
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what is a better way to mesure the gdp of a country?

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Gdp per capita. this means per person. we can see how much the average person makes in a year in this country.

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13
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where does canada rank in cropland

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7th

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14
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what is population density

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this is how many people are in a country per square kilometer. if this number is higher that means that the country is more crowded and there is less space.

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15
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does canada have a high population density

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no meaning that there is lots of space. this means canada is flexible to increase population without having a big impact. (it will not get more crowded because there is so much extra space)

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16
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what is canada’s average life expectancy

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81.6 years

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17
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what does life expectancy of a country indicate and give three examples

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it indicates how healthy a population is. this can be due to diet, ability to exercise, and the health care system

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18
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where does canada rank in fresh water supply

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3rd

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19
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where does canada rank in educational acheivement

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1st

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20
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what is the human development index

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this measures a combination of wealth, health and education of a country.

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21
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what is gender employment

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when a country employs and equal amount of male and female citizens

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22
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what is an ethnic neighbourhood

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parts of city that tend to be dominated by a specific culture

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23
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what is an example of an ethnic neighbourhood

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China town

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24
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what is cultural baggage

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the traditions immigrants bring to their new country

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25
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what is culture shock

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the problems immigrants face upon immediately entering a new country

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26
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what can be an example of culture shock

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weather
social norms
customs

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27
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what does intervening obstacles mean

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factors that stop people from immigrating

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28
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give an example of an intervening obstacle

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money
family
climate
distance
government

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29
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what is a constructive population pyramid

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shows decreasing populations
urn-shaped
larger elderly population

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30
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what is a expansive pyramid

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larger young population
seen in developing populations
triangle shape
low life expectancy but high birth rate

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31
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what is a stationary pyramid

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equal population in young and old age groups
birth and death rate are equal
bell shaped

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32
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what is immigration

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people that move to a country and become citizens for various reasons

33
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what is emmigration

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people that leave a country and immigrate to a new one for various reasons

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what is birth rate

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the rate that people are being born in a country

35
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what is death rate

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the rate that people are dying in a country

36
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how to find net migration

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immigration rate-emmigration rate

37
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how to find immigration rate

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number of immigrants divided by population times 1000

38
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how to find emmigration rate

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number of emmigrants divided by population times 1000

39
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how to find Natural Increase

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birth rate-death rate

40
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how to find birth rate

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number of births divided by population times 1000

41
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how to find death rate

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number of deaths divided by population times 1000

42
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how to find tpgr

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natural increase-net migration

43
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what does tpgr stand for

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total population growth rate

44
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why do we times everything by 1000

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so that we can compare to other countries because it is measured for every 1000 people

45
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how to calculate rule of 70’s

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70 divided by tpgr

46
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what does the rule of 70’s mean

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it is how many years it will take for the population of the country to double based on the current growth rate

47
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how many points does a immigrant require

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67

48
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how many points does a family immigrant require

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0

49
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how many points does a refugee require

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0

50
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what is a refugee

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someone who needs to leave their country because of war or because they are not welcome in their country anymore

51
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what are the 6 main sections of canada’s point system

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knowledge of english or french
education
work experience
age
arranged employment
adaptability

52
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what is the ideal age for immigrating to canada

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working class (18-35)

53
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what is demogrophy

A

study of human population and how it changes and differs

54
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what is migration

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movement from one place to another

55
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push factors

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reasons someone would not want to immigrate to a country

56
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pull factors

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reasons someone would want to immigrate to a country

57
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why is the usa called a melting pot

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because once to you move there you become an american and a part of american population and that’s all their is to it

58
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why is canada considered a cultural mosaic

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even though we are one population we also identify within our origin or native country

59
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who were the first people that populated canada

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the first nations

60
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when did the first nation people come and how

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12000 years ago across the Bearing Strait when it was frozen

61
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what two places came to canada next

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great britan andfrance immigrants

62
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what was the open door policy

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was made to attract more immigrants when canada needed more people to occupy the land

63
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what was the great western expansion

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when canada offered free land in the prairies for immigrants and provided them citizenship

64
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why did the great western expansion work

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it allowed anyone to immigrate to canada for free and to get free land where they could build buisnesses and lives for free

65
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what is an economic refugee

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a regugee who applies as refugee status but does not actually have a big issue forcing them to leave their country and is really just looking for a better way of life

66
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what are the types of urban land use

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industrial
commercial
residential
transportation
open space and recreational
other land use

67
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what is industrial land use

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land used for manufacturing buildings that create products or shipping buildings that recieve products from other parts of the world or ship to other parts of the world

68
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what is transportation land use

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land used to get people around in a city. this must be effective in order for a city to properly function and not have constant traffic issues where people can not get where they need to be when they need to be there

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what is residential land use

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land used for people to live in whether this is houses, apartments, hotels or residential building for schools

70
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what is commercial land use

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land used for selling things. this can be stores and shops or pop-up stands. the selling and buying of these goods bring money into the community

71
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what is open space and recreational land use

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land used for parks, outdoor events and fund raisers or even sports teams. this land is empty and waits for further developement

72
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what is other land uses

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the rest of the land is used for public service buildings such as hospitals, schools, gouvernment buildings, etc. these building are what make a city liveable and are spread throughout cities so that they are more accessible.

73
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what does rural mean

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a place that has charecteristics making it more countryside and famrland as appose to a city

74
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what does urban mean

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a place that has characteristics making it a busy city with more suburban areas as appose to farmland and the countryside

75
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how do suburbs change

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they become more dense over time if a city is not properly planned for growth and can become much busier as the population of a place increase

76
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what are economic issues

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where the benefits and riches of a community are not shared equally leaving many people in poverty

77
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what are well-being issues

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the population of a place does not have the healthcare and proper living conditions they need to be healthy

78
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what are environmental issues

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happens in places where the gouvernment has not properly planned the developenemt of the communtiy which can cause un comfortable living situations as the population increases

79
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what are political issues

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where the gouvernemnt of a place do not allow power and control to the population of people living in the area

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