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29 Cards in this Set
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1905 - 1914
High Immigration |
Massive immigration for Eastern Europe to the Prairies.
Settle the Prairies. |
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1915-1919
Little immigration |
WWW I
Worldwide influenza epidemic |
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1930 - 1945
Little immigration |
WWW II
Worldwide economic depression |
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1980 - 1997
High Immigration |
Hong Kong Chinese leave Hong Kong before China took back control in 1997.
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Retirement of Baby boomers will cause what changes ?
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- More job opportunities for younger lot.
- High dependency load - Greater pension costs - Greater Health care costs - Retired couples and single senior will want smaller houses/condos. - More retirement homes. - More graveyards |
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In the near future Canada will have a high dependency load, Why?
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Baby boomers will retire.
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When a country's population is increasing, what issues does the government has to consider ?
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Providing enough
- Housing - Education - Health Care - Employment |
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When a country's population is decreasing, what difficulties arise ?
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shortage of workers and consumers to meet the needs of a country's business.
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Name the 3 factors that determine the population pattern of a rural area.
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- Kind of resources found in that area
- Transportation methods available at the time of settlement - Role of Government policy in the settlement. |
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Which 3 provinces attract the most immigrants and why?
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Ontario, Quebec, B.C.
Main urban centers / Largest cities located in these provinces. More employment chances Better transportation, education, health care |
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Why is Canada's population density so low?
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Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the area of the country.
Canada has a large area, that is why it's population density is low. |
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List the three rural settlement patterns.
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Long Lots of southern Quebec.
Concessions in southern Ontario. Sections in the Prairies. |
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List some points on the Long Lots settlement pattern.
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- Located in southern Quebec along the St Lawrence river.
- Occurred much before roads and railways. - Main transportation was water. - Each farm needed water access, so the farms were long and thin. - Taxes were calculated according to water frontage. |
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List some points on the Concession settlement pattern.
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- Located in Southern Ontario
- Settlements occurred after a survey. - Roads - later railways - were in place. - Townships developed along a base line drawn parallel to Lakes Ontario, Huron Erie and St Lawrence river. - Concession roads were 2 km apart. - Land was divided by concession roads and side roads into squares and rectangles. - Groups of concessions were called Townships. Four townships made a County. |
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List some points on the Section settlement pattern.
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- Located in the Prairies. Base Line was the Canada-US border.
- Settlements occurred after a survey. - Land is divided into 94 sq km blocks. - Each block is divided into 36 equal sections. - Each section was divided into four equal lots called Quarter Sections. |
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Settlement pattern
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Distribution of cities, homes, towns, farms, villages in an area
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Rural settlement
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Permanent settlement of people in areas far from large urban centers. Population density is low. Dispersed settlement pattern.
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Urban settlement
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Towns and cities with one thousand or more people. High population density.
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Settlement pattern in rural areas is dispersed. What does this mean?
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Population can be scattered over an area, clustered in groups, can follow transportation lines.
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Survey system
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A set of of rules that controls how land will be settled.
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3 factors that affect the pattern of rural settlement
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1. what kind of resources are there in the area?
Maritime province's main resource is fish which is carried out along the Atlantic coast line. That is why they have a linear population distribution pattern. 2. What was the transportation available at the time of settlement? The transportation was by water before 1880 and the population settlement was near water. After 1880 roads and later on railroads were made, population settled along roads and railways. Now people can settle anywhere because of today's technology advancement. 3. What role did government policy play in the settlement ? some settlement happened without any help from the government. Other areas settle based on rules of the government survey system |
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Most of Canada's rural citizens live in which two ecozones
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Mixed Wood Plains
The Prairies |
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What is a reserve ?
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An area of land set aside for use of First Nations People.
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What is a treaty ?
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An official agreement between the Federal government and First Nations.
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What are the two factors that caused the treaties to fail ?
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Economic
Self Government |
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What are comprehensive treaties ?
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Treaties that deal with multiple issues such as land ownership, self-government, hunting and fishing rights, financial compensation, and ownership and control of resources.
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What is Ecotourism
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An industry that promotes travel for the purpose of observing ecosystems.
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Who are Inuit ?
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85% of the people living in Nunavut.
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What is permafrost ?
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A condition that occurs year round in the Arctic.
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