Key Terms
The movement of people from one place to another, often over long distances, to establish a new, temporary, or permanent residence.
Migration
A nickname for demographers.
Population Detectives
Name one event that caused the world's population to decline significantly.
Bubonic Plague, the two world wars.
More immigrants live in this city than any other in Canada.
Toronto
A thematic map that uses shaded or colored areas to visualize numerical variables across geographical regions.
Choropleth Map(ping)
A person forced to flee their country due to persecution, war, or violence.
Refugee
How often does the census take place? In years ending with what numbers?
Every 5 years. In years ending in 1 and 6.
Name the 5 types of settlement patterns.
linear, nucleated/clustered, scattered/dispersed, star-like, peripheral.
More immigrants come to Canada from ... than any other.
India
Which province or territory has the highest population density?
PEI
The branch of geography that studies how human communities interact with and shape their natural and built environments.
Human Geography
This measures Canada's growth rate without taking into account migrants settling in Canada.
Natural Increase Rate
In this settlement type, dwellings line several roads that all meet together at point (landmark, roundabout, etc.).
Star-Like
What city and country is Nav Bhatia originally from? What is his religion?
New Delhi, India. Sikh.
What percentage of Canada's population is made up of immigrants?
23%
The interdependence of world economies, cultures, and populations, driven by cross-border trade in goods and services, and technology.
Globalization
Based on Canada's 3.2% growth rate, in how many years will the population double?
22 years
City, Town, Village, ... , Isolated Dwelling. What term is missing from the settlement hierarchy?
Hamlet
Name one economic push factor and one economic pull factor.
Push (Job loss, Lack of employment opportunities, Low wages)
Pull (Job opportunities, Higher wages, Seasonal jobs)
Which Canadian province/territory has the highest rate of unemployment?
Nunavut
The act of permanently or temporarily leaving one's home country or region to settle in another.
Emigration
The percentage that Madoc's population increased/decreased by between 2016 and 2021.
-3.3%
This is one of the top ten reasons to move to Canada:
The coexistence of diverse cultures, races, and ethnicities within a single society, emphasizing respect for differences and the rejection of mandatory assimilation.
Multiculturalism
Name one natural push factor and one natural pull factor.
Push (Natural disasters, Drought, Crop Failure, Intense climate)
Pull (Desirable climate and landscape)
Which African country has the most immigrants in Canada?
Nigeria