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population of countries
Why do we do a Census?
So we can predict the services a population will need ie
roads, hospitals, schools
Canada’s Major Cities
Pie Graph of Canada’s Population
What Factors That Affect Where
People Live?
Climate – avoid extreme weather
Trade (Close to US border – biggest trading partner)
Recreation – Live near a river or lake i.e. Cottage
Along coasts – people like being near water
Near natural resources – forests, mines, fish
Urban areas – employment in cities
Reserves – area of land set aside by government for
Natives to leave and maintain culture
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How Crowded is Canada?
Population density is the measure of the number per
unit area.
It is commonly represented as people per kilometer
square.
It gives an idea as to how much space is used up by
how many people.
Canada’s Population Density
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
What is Demography?
•http://www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html
1. Birth Rate – the number
of children born in an area
for every 1000 people
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2. Death Rate – the number of people who die in an area
for every 1000 people
3. Immigration – the process of moving into a country
from another country
4. Emigration – the process of moving out of a country to
another country
FYI
Migration is the movement into and out of an area!!!
•What are 2 factors that increase population are:
• Birth Rate
• Immigration
Why?
Women Working
Smaller families
Restrictions on immigrations
Trying to accommodate for current population