Geography East Test

What is aging population

More seniors than young people, Which is because of low birth rate and people living longer. The impacts of this are, there’s more healthcare and senior services, fewer jobs to offer, fewer students in schools.

Natural population decline definition?

When death rate is bigger than birth rate, can lead to shrinking population.

Natural Increase rate positives

Growing population

Natural increase rate negatives?

Declining population

Birth rate definition?

Number of births per 1,000 people per year

Life expectancy definition?

average number of years a person is expected to live

Baby boomers

People born between 1946-1965, a large group now becoming seniors increase aging population

Name 3 impacts on Atlanic Canada

• More demand for healthcare & retirement

• Worker shortages: Fewer people to fill job spots

• economic slowdown in some ares

Natural population decline impacts?

• smaller communities shrinking

• Schools closing due to fewer kids

• less economic growth

• Need for immigration to balance population

What is sustainable transportation

Transportation that reduces environmental harms

Examples of sustainable transportation

Public transit, electric cars, etc

What is active transportation?

Human powered movement

What are types of active transportation?

Walking, biking, etc

What is the sustainable transportation active plan?

A government plan to reduce emissions, improve transit and encourage walking, biking, etc

Name 3 good things about charlottetown PEI?

• More biking lanes

• encourages public transit use

• Reduces car dependency

What is charlottetown’s goal?

Their goal is to have a cleanier, healtheir city.

benefits of sustainable & active transportation

• Less population: better environment

• Healthier people: More exercise

• Less traffic

• Saves money by using less fuel

• More liveable city