Population Challenges Canadian Geography 1202 Chapter 12

Canada’s Population  34,605,346 in Oct 2011  Migration : movement of people from one place to another.  Demography : the study of population statistics  Do # 1, page (graph). Add more current numbers from , from the Stats Can website.

Canada’s Population

Population Growth  Birth Rate: number of births per 1000 population  Death Rate: number of deaths per 1000 population  When the birth rate is higher than the death rate, the population is increasing naturally.  Do # 2,3,4, pages (graphs), but leave out 1994 and add the birth and death rates for 1995, 2005 & 2010.

Birth and Death Rates

Fertility Rates  Fertility Rate: average number of live births for every woman  Canada’s is 1.58; Malawi’s is  Why the difference?  Infant Mortality Rate: number of deaths per 1000 births.  Canada’s is 6.8; Malawi’s is 93  Why the difference? Malawi’s Fertility Rate

The Growth Rate  Growth Rate: percentage increase over a previous population total  Dependency Load: people in a population who are supported by others

The Growth Rate  Canada’s population is increasing, but the growth rate is slowing Canada’s Population Growth Rate

Canada’s Population Pyramid

The Growth Rate  Do # 9, page 250

Migration  Migration : leave one place for another  Immigration : moving to a foreign country as a permanent resident  Emigration : leaving one country to live in another  Net Migration : comparing the # of people immigrating to a country to the # of people emigrating from it  Do # 10 c,d, page 250

Population Patterns  Population Density  The number of people in a measured land area  (Do # 14, p.252)

Population Patterns  Population Distribution:  The pattern of population in an area  (Do # 15a,b,d, 16) Aboriginal Population Distribution, 1996 General Population Distribution, 1996 Male/Female Distribution, 2006

Population Patterns  Factors Influencing Population Patterns  Industrial Inertia: The attraction of businesses to move next to an area of existing businesses Big Box Stores St John’s, NL Water Street, St John’s

Population Patterns  Factors Influencing Population Patterns  Windsor-Quebec City Axis (Industrial Heartland ): Heavily industrialized and populated region… Windsor-Quebec City Axis  60% of Canada’s population  Almost 75% of Canada’s industry  6 of the 10 largest Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal,…)

Population Patterns  Factors Influencing Population Patterns  Hinterland: Area beyond an urbanized or industrialized region