Population patterns GRADE 8 SOCIAL STUDIES

DEFINTIONS Population Density: Population Distribution: Compact: Loose-Knit Linear Rural Areas: Rural Push: Rural Pull Urban Pull: Outmigration: A measurement of the number of people living on a given area of land, found dividing the population of a given region by the area of that region. Patterns of settlement, including compact, clustered, loose-knit, and linear. Many people in one area. Scattered population. A population that follows a certain geographical location, usually in a line. Ex. A river. Sparsely settled areas in the countryside. Conditions in rural areas that encourage people to leave. Conditions in rural areas that encourage people to leave the urban centres. Conditions in the urban areas that attract people from the countryside. Movement away from an area.

Population Density The people of Atlantic Canada are unevenly distributed across the four provinces. When people do live together, they are clumped together in large groups, where another area of roughly the same size, could be sparsely populated.

Country Total in Millions Density (per squared km) China 1,285 134 India 1,025 312 US 286 31 Indonesia 214 113 Russia 145 8 Bangladesh 140 975 Japan 127 337 Nigeria 117 127 Germany 82 230 United Kingdom 60 244 France 59 108 Italy 58 191

Urban Centres Atlantic Canada has some areas that are clustered with a high population density. These concentrations form Urban Centres. An Urban Centre has at least 1000 people and a population density of 400 people or more, per square kilometre.

Rural-Urban Mix Cities are always growing in numbers and in size. However, this trend is at the expense of the rural areas. People tend to migrate from the rural, country sides to the city to look for work. This happens even more when unemployment rates are high. This theory is called the rural push, or urban pull.

Case Study: Grandma and Grampa Both of my grandparents grew up in rural New Brunswick. However, once they had children, the farm life could not sustain their family. This led to them moving to Saint John.

Culture The Atlantic Canadian population stems from a centuries-old culture that combines British, Scottish, First Nations, and French Customs.

Atlantic Canada’s Declining Population

Atlantic Canada’s Declining Population

Atlantic Canada’s Declining Population

Atlantic Canada’s Declining Population

Why? Outmigration of young people.

Questions Page 54: 2. 3. a) b)