Unit 7-9 Changing Populations

Question 1

Dependency load

Answer 1

People who are not working (under 15 and 65 and older)

Question 2

How does Canadas working age population contribute to Canada’s economic growth

Answer 2

Since Canada is having less births there will be more jobs but less people to fill them

Question 3

What do demographers study

Answer 3

Population statistics and trends

Question 4

What does multicultural mean

Answer 4

Characteristics of a society that is made up of a different society that is made up of many different cultures

Question 5

What is a pull factor

Answer 5

Factor that draws immigrants to a country. Job opportunity, freedom of speech, lower taxes.

Question 6

Push factor

Answer 6

Factor that causes people to immigrate from there country. War, human rights, poor educational opportunities.

Question 7

Define intervening obstacles and give 2 examples

Answer 7

Event of factor that discourages people from migrating from one place to another (language, legalization, food cost, airplane fairs)

Question 8

How many people come to Canada on average each year

Answer 8

More than 200 000

Question 9

Which two provinces have the highest source of immigration

Answer 9

Ontario and British Columbia

Question 10

What are the top 10 sources of immigration

Answer 10

1. China 2. India 3. Philippines 4. Pakistan 5. US 6. Iran 7. UK 8. Romania 9. S. Korea 10. France

Question 11

What region does most of Canada’s immigrants come from

Answer 11

Asia