Population Definitions
What is a settlement?
A place where people live and build a community
What is urbanization?
Urbanization is the process of people moving from rural areas to urban areas
What was the Agricultural Revolution?
A period when people moved from hunting and gathering to farming and raising animals
What is the main tool that demographers use to gather population information
A census: a survey that asks homeowners questions about the household and its income
What are the three main settlement patterns?
Clustered, Scattered, Linear
Where does the majority of Canada's population live? (Urban, rural, suburban)
82% of Canada's population lives in urban areas
What would be a pull factor of urbanizing?
More jobs and services, better education and opportunities, improved living conditions, etc,.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
How do you calculate growth rate?
Growth Rate = (Births + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration)
What is one reason populations scatter?
Use of land (farming and agriculture)
Terrain and climate (Difficult to build)
What does Doubling Time describe?
The amount of time it takes for a population to double in size
What is urban sprawl?
Rather than cities growing up, they grow out, building over farmland
Name and explain one invention from the Agricultural revolution that we covered in class
Seed Drill: Increased crop yield and efficiency
Steel Plough: Opened up tough land for farming
Threshing Machine: Sped up and simplified separation process
How do population demographics influence populations?
The proportion of younger to older people affects how quickly it grows, younger people are more likely to live longer and have children
What are the two main things that linear populations build around?
Roads and Bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans)
Name 3 characteristics when looking at a populations demographics
Age, gender, income, education, ethnicity, and occupation
If urban sprawl is consuming farmland, what does that mean about the local economy?
Reducing the amount of Canadian product, increasing outside importations
How was transportation revolutionized during the Industrial Revolution?
Transportation connected factories, cities, and people, making it faster and cheaper to move anything
What are the 3 most influential population factors?
Birth rate, Death rate, and migration
Why do populations cluster?
Clustered populations allow for things to be closer together, increasing access to work and school, and other social settings
What two things make up migration? Explain both
Emigration: To leave/exit a country to live somewhere else
What is 'Smart Growth'
Growing up, instead of out, protecting the environment by reducing pollution and preserving farmland
How did inventions in the Industrial Revolution affect the job market
Took away many manual labor jobs, while creating many more jobs in factories and working on machines
Other than the three most influential factors, name the other 5 influential factors on populations
Population demographics, Social attributes, economy, education, and health care
What is Mr Taylor's first name and how old is he?
Nick, 23