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23 Cards in this Set
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Birth rate
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The number of births in a population per thousand each year.
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Death rate
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The number of deaths in a population per thousand each year.
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Net migration rate
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The rate of people moving into a country and the rate of people moving out of the country.
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Population growth rate
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An increase of people that live in a certain place.
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Census
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An official survey of a population (e.g. age, gender, occupation).
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Baby boom
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An increase in birth rate. Canada's baby boom was from 1945-1964.
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How did baby booms affect Canada's population growth?
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The baby boom affected Canada's population because it helped shape the population because there were a lot of death rates.
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Expansive population pyramid
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Expansive population pyramids show larger numbers in population of the younger aged groups, meaning that population growth is rapid.
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Constrictive population pyramid
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Constrictive population pyramids show population varying between groups.
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Stationary population pyramid
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Stationary population pyramids show an equal amount of numbers of almost all age groups, meaning population growth is stable.
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Immigrants
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A person who comes to live in a foreign country permanently.
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Emigrants
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A person who leaves their country to settle in another
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Push Factors
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Factors that make people want to leave their country (e.g. war, lack of jobs, natural disasters)
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Pull Factors
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Factors that make people want to settle down in a new country (e.g. good education, good health care, job opportunities)
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3 main kinds of immigrants in Canada
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-refugees
-business immigrants |
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Point system
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The point system is something that we use to evaluate those who wish to obtain a visa to Canada, using factors like job, age, education etc.
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Is the point system fair?
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I believe that the point system is fair because it is a logical system which determines the safety of the residents in Canada as well as the ability of being able to see if emigrants could actually live good lives here.
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What are cultural neighbourhoods? list 3
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Cultural neighborhoods are areas where there is a cluster of a certain ethnicity in one place. E.g. Little Italy, Chinatown, Little India
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Settlement patterns
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Settlement patterns are the ways in which the population of cities and towns are distributed in space, as well as the relationships between them.
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Population distribution
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Population distribution is the pattern of where people live in a certain place:
-scattered -clustered -linear |
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Population Density
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The number of people living in a certain area.
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Doubling time
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The amount of time it takes for a population to double
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Urbanization
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Urbanization is the growth of rural land into city.
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