Population
Canada's current population
What is 41,500,000?
materials that Earth/environment supplies that are useful to humans
what are resources?
a graphical illustration that shows distribution of various age groups in a human population
what is a population pyramid?
resources that can be replaced by nature if used carefully like soil, fish forests
what are renewable resources?
resources that are limited and cannot be replaced once used up like oil and gas
what are non-renewable resources?
number of people living in a 1 km by 1 km area
what is population density?
using resources wisely so that they do not run out for future generations
sustainability
the movement of people from one place to another, with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location (geographic region).
what is human migration?
all parts of the natural environment (energy, sunlight, water, plants, animals)
what is the total stock?
fishing done by people for personal gain and pleasure but not profit
what is recreational fishing?
a survey about the population
what is a census?
these resources such as water, wind, and sunlight, must be used when and where they occur because they are neither renewable nor nonrenewable;
what are flow resources?
reasons why people leave a nation to go to another nation
what are push factors?
this area in the East coast of Canada has one of the best fishing in the world
what are the Grand Banks?
another name for fish farming
what is aquaculture?
ratio of the dependent population to the working population is called
what is the dependency load or ratio?
commercial fishing employs about how many workers in canada?
what is 70,000?
number of babies born in a year per 1000 persons in the population
what is the birth rate?
this fish species in the Grand Banks (newfoundland) collapsed and almost completely disappeared in the early 1990's due to overfishing
what is the Atlantic Cod?
type of farming that has big farms, fewer workers, more machines which are commonly found in Prairie Provinces
what is extensive farming?
identify the 3 types of immigrants
what are family, refugee and independent immigrants?
agriculture industry adds about how much to the Canadian economy
what is $11 billion dollars?
i add these to get the population growth rate
what are the natural increase rate and the net migration rate?
Identify 3 out of the four major factors that influences agriculture/farming
what are: climate, soil, biology, topography(land features)?
identify any 3 major agricultural production sectors in Canada
what are grains/oilseeds, red meats, dairy, horticulture and poultry/eggs?