Population ChallengesCanadian Geography 1202Chapter 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 244-45 (graph). Add more
current numbers from 1994-2011, 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 246-247 (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 15-45. Canada’s is 1.58;
Malawi’s is 5.43. 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… 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