Population Test: Grade 9 geograohy

Demography

the statistical study of human populations

Birth rate

the number of births in a year for every 1,000 people in a population

Death rate

the number of deaths each year per 1,000 people

Natural Increase Rate

The birth rate minus the death rate

net migration rate

The immigration rate minus the emigration rate

population growth rate

An increase in population over a period of time.

doubling time

the amount of time a population takes to double in size

push factors

Factors that induce people to leave their current location

pull factors

Factors that induce people to move to a new location.

Refugee

Someone forced to flee their country

Population Pyramid

A bar graph that represents the distribution of population by age and genders

Information that a population pyramid can reveal about their country

Age structure, growth trends and life expectancy

What has been happening to Canadas population in the last 100 years?

1. The slow increase in population 2. Smaller family size 3. People living longer

What issues would these changes cause

Decreasing population and a low fertility rate

What is a positive of a country with a low population density?

Less pollution in the environment

What is a negative of a country with a low population density?

Less transportation and bussinesses

population density

total population/land area

indigenous person

Someone who is apart of the family of original inhabitants of a country

3 types of indigenous in Canada

First Nations, Inuit and Métis

Reconciliation

The attempt of the Canadian government trying to fix the issues that they created in the past 400 years with Indigenous people.

Why is reconciliation important?

It is important to recognize the mistakes that we've made and to try and fix them

What are the 3 benefits that indigenous people in Canada enjoy?

Free education, no tax, and easier border crossing

3 Indigenous groups in Ontario

Cree, Iroquois and Anishinaabe