GEO – 1101 Term Paper
Lovejeet Singh
Student Number – 100346469 There are number of factors people consider when deciding where to live. These include climate, crime, cost of living, transport services etc. In this term paper, I will compare two municipalities in terms of physical geography, finances, economics, population and other quality-of-life factors which is important to decide that where should I reside after 10 years and raise a new family. So, the cities I decided to compare are Surrey and Abbotsford. I chose surrey because I reside here now and so more aware about …show more content…
It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. it is the second largest city of British Columbia and has the population of over 500,000. The six "town centers" the City of Surrey comprises are: Fleetwood, Whalley/City Centre, Guildford, Newton, Cloverdale, and South Surrey Abbotsford is in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. it is the largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District, the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia. The municipality's southern boundary is the Canada–United States border, across which is Sumas, Washington. In Canada.
Population Comparison –
The population of Surrey was 394,976 in 2006, a 13.6% increase from 2001. Surrey’s population is expected to grow and surpass that of Vancouver; which is faster than the projected within next 10 to 12 years. It mainly consists of young population as one third under the age of 19.
Abbotsford, Canada known population is 138 500 (year 2014). This was 0.389% of total Canada population. If population growth rate would be same as in period 2011-2014, then Abbotsford population in 2017 would be near about 143,693. The dominant age groups for the City of Abbotsford are 20 to 29 years and by residents 40 to 49 years. Slightly over half of the residents are
Lovejeet Singh
Student Number – 100346469 There are number of factors people consider when deciding where to live. These include climate, crime, cost of living, transport services etc. In this term paper, I will compare two municipalities in terms of physical geography, finances, economics, population and other quality-of-life factors which is important to decide that where should I reside after 10 years and raise a new family. So, the cities I decided to compare are Surrey and Abbotsford. I chose surrey because I reside here now and so more aware about …show more content…
It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. it is the second largest city of British Columbia and has the population of over 500,000. The six "town centers" the City of Surrey comprises are: Fleetwood, Whalley/City Centre, Guildford, Newton, Cloverdale, and South Surrey Abbotsford is in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. it is the largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District, the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia. The municipality's southern boundary is the Canada–United States border, across which is Sumas, Washington. In Canada.
Population Comparison –
The population of Surrey was 394,976 in 2006, a 13.6% increase from 2001. Surrey’s population is expected to grow and surpass that of Vancouver; which is faster than the projected within next 10 to 12 years. It mainly consists of young population as one third under the age of 19.
Abbotsford, Canada known population is 138 500 (year 2014). This was 0.389% of total Canada population. If population growth rate would be same as in period 2011-2014, then Abbotsford population in 2017 would be near about 143,693. The dominant age groups for the City of Abbotsford are 20 to 29 years and by residents 40 to 49 years. Slightly over half of the residents are