Formulas
What is the calculation for birth rate or death rate?
# of births or deaths/ population x 1,000
What are Factors for the Location of a Community?
Natural Harbour, Rivers, Railways, Important Roads/ Highways, and Natural Resources
What are areas of a Community will be affected by an Ageing Population?
Consumer products, Healthcare needs, Shelter needs, and Labour force changes
What is Immigration?
People coming to a country
What is a Primary Language? A 1st language?
Main language used day to day, first language learned
What is the Calculation for Population Growth Rate?
(Rate of Natural Increase + Net Migration Rate) / 1,000 x 100
What are the 3 Rural Settlements?
Long Lots (Seigneurial System), Concession System, and The Section System
How will Healthcare needs be changed?
More doctors and nurses will be needed, more hospitals, tax rates will most likely rise to assist larger costs of healthcare
What is Emigration?
People Leaving a country
What is a Cluster?
A small community in an area of just one nationality or background
What is the Calculation for Rate of Natural Increase?
What is the Long Lots System and Where is it Located?
Long, thin farms, leading to waterways, lots of agriculture. Located in Southern Quebec
How will Consumer Products be changed?
More products directed towards Seniors, more vitamins and dietary supplements, more health and life insurance
What are some Push or Pull Factors?
Push: Wars, Famine, Poverty
Pull: Stable Economy, lots of land, jobs
What is a Physical Imprint? What is Social Imprint?
Physical: Food, Architecture, music
Social: Behaviour, customs
What is the calculation for Immigration Rate or Emigration Rate?
# of Immigrants or Emigrants / population x 1,000
What is Concession System and Where is it Located?
Areas of land enclosed in a grid of roads, lots of Agriculture, located in Southern Ontario
How will Shelter Needs be changed?
More empty-nesters (More unoccupied large houses), more smaller homes with wheelchair accessibility, more condos/ retirement homes, more Granny Flats (Small in-home apartments)
What are some benefits of High Immigration Levels?
Different foods and cultures, Canadians learn about other cultures, people bring knowledge and skills to the workforce
What is Dependency Load?
The percentage of a Population under 15 or over 65, that relies on the working population to support them
What is the Calculation for Population Doubling Time?
70 / Population Growth Rate (in decimal form)
What is the Section System and Where is it Located?
Land divided into 6x6 mile blocks, lots of Agriculture, located in the Prairies
How will the Labour Force change?
Shortage of workers, more demand for medical professionals, more homeless and poor seniors due to cost of living, raised immigration levels and retirement age, pensions will be in danger due to high number of seniors
What is a Refugee?
A person who was forced to leave a country, mainly due to wars, violence, or persecution
What is Demography? A Population Pyramid?
Demography: The study of an Area's Population and it's trends and issues
Population Pyramid: Graph used to show the distribution of gender and age in a country's population