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