1. Human Systems
Alicia Cuzner Healy

2. 1. Populating Canada Terms Immigration Emigration Net Migration Census
Push Factors
Pull Factor
Push Factor
Census Metropolitan Area

3. Immigration vs Emigration and Net Migration
Immigration: When people arrive (move to) another country
Emigration: When people leave (mote away) to another country
Net migration: Immigration – Emigration = net migration
In Canada, net migration is rising but birth rates are falling
What does this mean?
TRENDS
1700s  New France Settlers
1800s  British Empire Settlers (Irish Potato Famine s)
1900s  Largest immigration wave to Canada
 world in turmoil = very low immigration
 War brides and gradual increase of immigrants from Asia

4. Age and Education of Immigrants
Young, unmarried, and higher education
Immigrants make up 20% of our workforce
2001 census showed that immigrants made up 70% of the total number of new workers in the labour force BUT only got paid an average of 80% of the wages of Canadian born workers

5. Push and Pull Factors
Push Factors: These are the reasons people leave and go to another country
Pull Factors: The reasons why people to to a country

6. Destinations in Canada
Census Metropolitan Areas
They are large cities plus their surrounding communities

7. 2. People Patterns Terms Population distribution Rural Urban
Rural to Urban Migration
Suburban
Fringe
Rural depopulation

8. Population Distribution
Definition: The number of people who live in a place
Characteristic:
Clustered
Sparse
Evenly distributed
Linear

9. Rural vs. Urban
Rural:

10. Rural to Urban Migration

11. Suburban and Fringe

12. Rural Depopulation
An aging population
Technology

13. 3. A Nation of Cities Terms: Technological change
Central business district
Metropolitan areas
Urban functions

14. 4. Making Things: Patterns of Industry in Canada
Terms:
Economic structures
Primary Industries
Secondary Industries
Tertiary Industries
Industrial heartland
Globalization

15. 5. Harvesting our Natural Resources
Terms:
Resources
Mechanization
Agriculture
Clear cutting
Minerals
Resource-based communities
Boom-and-bust cycles
River diversions

16. 6. Service Industries Terms: Services Quaternary Industries
Retail trade sector
Infrastructure
Telecommute

17. 7. Challenges for Human Systems
Terms:
Regional disparities
Equalization payment
Life expectancy

18. What to know for the Unit Test
Populating Canada
People Patterns
A Nation of Cities
Patterns of Industry in Canada
Harvesting our Natural Resources
Service Industries
Challenges for Human Systems
Immigration
Emigration
Net Migration
Census
Push Factors
Pull Factor
Push Factor
Metropolitan Area
Population distribution
Rural
Urban
Rural to Urban
Migration
Suburban
Fringe
Rural depopulation
Technological change
Central business
district
Metropolitan areas
Urban functions
Economic structures
Primary Industries
Secondary Industries
Tertiary Industries
Industrial heartland
Globalization
Resources
Mechanization
Agriculture
Clear cutting
Minerals
Resource-based communities
Boom-and-bust cycles
River diversions
Services
Quaternary Industries
Retail trade sector
Infrastructure
Telecommute
Regional disparities
Equalization payment
Life expectancy