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PopulationPopulation
• Demography: study of human population
• 4 reasons why populations change:
1. Births (+)
2. Deaths (-)
3. Immigration (+)
4. Emigration (-)
Factors that affect population growth1.Birth Rates
2.Death Rates3.Infant Mortality Rates
4.Fertility Rates5.Migration
Population GrowthPopulation Growth
Birth rate (BR)• # of births per 1000 people/year
Death rate (DR): • # of deaths per 1000 people/year
Infant mortality rate (IMR):
• # of infants per 1000 births who die b/4 the age of 1.
• Canada’s is 6.8 deaths/1000 births
Fertility Rates (FR):• Average number of live births for women
of childbearing age (15-45 years)• FR in Canada is 1.7 births per women• Global low – Germany with 1.4• Global high – Malawi with 7.7
Migration
Emigration:
• people leaving a country
Immigration: • people moving into a country
Population DensityPopulation Density
• People per square km (km2)
Total population = total area (km2)
Practice!Practice!
• Canada’s Population in 2007– 32,976,000
• Canada’s land Area in square square km– 9,093,507
32976000= 9093507
Factors Influencing Population Factors Influencing Population PatternsPatterns
• Accessibility
• Climate
• Soils
• Jobs
• Markets
• service
• Canada’s density is 3.3 people per km2 • USA’s pop. density is 29.5• Hong Kong’s pop. density is 6436• China’s pop. Density is 139
Canada Compared to the WorldCanada Compared to the World
Population DistributionPopulation Distribution
• Pattern of the population
i.e. different age groups don’t have the same # of people
Canada doesn’t have an evenly distributed population
Patterns of Population Patterns of Population DistributionDistribution
• Linear (along highways, railways, water)
• Dispersed (scattered)
• Concentrated (all cities)
Where do we live?Where do we live?
• Mostly in southern Canada
Why?
• Warmer climate (grow crops, good soil)
• Water (great lakes)
• Close to the USA– 72% live within 150 km’s of the USA– 85% live within 300 km’s of the USA
Why People Migrate?Why People Migrate?
1. Push Factors – reasons for leaving a country• Poor education• Bad government• No opportunity (job loss)• High taxes• War• No food• Poor health care
2. Pull Factors – reasons for entering a country
• Relatives
• Jobs/opportunities
• Climate
• No war
• Better health care
Barriers To MigrationBarriers To Migration
• Obstacles that discourage or even stop a person from immigrating
a) Immigration requirements
b) Distance
c) Cost of immigration
Where do Immigrants SettleWhere do Immigrants Settle
• Ont. (T.O.), B.C. (Vancouver), Quebec (Montreal), Alberta
• Ont. & B.C. are above the national average
Why?• Provide familiar services & products (jobs)• Cultural groups (China Town, Little Italy) –feels
like home• Language• Religious and cultural organizations
How To Get In?How To Get In?
• Federal government has the last word
• Rating system / point system (out of 100, 67 points gets you in)
Dependency LoadDependency Load
• Proportion of the population that must be supported by working adults
• 3 stages:
1. Children (0-15 years)
2. Working adults (16-64 years)
3. Older adults (65+)
• If there’s a lot of kids and seniors, the dependency load will be high, because they don’t work.
• Canada’s dependency load is around 30%
OverpopulationOverpopulation
• Environment is unable to support the present population
Problems• Food• Waste• Less work, more poverty• Not enough space (more high rises)• Resources used up
• There is enough food to feed everyone (several pounds/day)
Baby BoomBaby Boom
• b/n 1950-1964• Boom of babies• Most births in 1959• Very optimistic about the future (unemployment
was done, war was over)
Why did it end?• Contraceptive (pill)• Vietnam