Demography & Populations
What is demography?
The study of human populations
What is the difference between internal migration and external migration?
Internal migration = people move within a country
External migration = people move to a different country
What is a population pyramid?
A graph that shows the distribution of ages across a population for both males and females.
Population pyramids often show ratios/percentages, not absolute numbers.
Which Canadian act was the first of its kind to make multiculturalism a part of government policy?
The Canadian Multiculturalism Act
How old is Mr. Smalling?
24
What is a population?
Are people in a population often distributed evenly across the area?
Population = the number of people living in a given area
No, the population distribution is often not even.
Provide 1 example of a push factor and 1 example of a pull factor
Push = war, low job opportunities, etc.
Pull = better education & healthcare, etc.
What is the labour force of a population?
What is the dependency load of a population?
Dependency Load = people not of working age, who cannot work
What is multiculturalism?
Multiculturalism = the idea that cultures, races, and ethnicities are recognized and respected within a society or dominant culture - they can all coexist together
What school is Mr. Smalling currently attending?
York University
What is one way a population can grow?
What is one way a population can shrink?
Grow = increased immigration, increased birth rates, etc.
Shrink = increased emigration, high death rates with not many births, etc.
What are the 4 classes of immigrants?
Economic class, temporary foreign workers, family class, refugees
What are the three types/shapes of population pyramids?
Expansive (pyramid)
Stationary (rectangular)
Constrictive (cup)
Which areas tend to be the most diverse and multicultural? Why?
Urban areas because more people tend to move to cities (more jobs, homes, resources, etc.)
What sport did Mr. Smalling play in university?
Soccer
What is overpopulation?
What is underpopulation?
Overpopulation = being populated with excessive numbers (not enough resources to meet the needs of the people)
Underpopulation = not enough people in an area to make the most of the available resources or economic potential
Choose one of Canada's immigrant classes. Explain the people who make up this class.
Economic class = skilled workers
Temporary foreign workers = skilled workers
Family class = relatives of Canadian citizens/residents
Refugees = people who are fleeing other countries for safety
Consider the following population pyramid...
What is the shape?
What stage of development might this population be experiencing?
Where can the government invest money to support the majority of its population?
Shape = Constrictive (cup)
Development = developed
Invest = geriatric care (care for the elderly)
What is a melting pot approach to culture?
What is a cultural mosaic approach to culture?
Melting pot = cultures blend together
Cultural mosaic = cultures can coexist and remain intact
What is Mr. Smalling's ethnic background (other than Canadian)?
Jamaican & Chinese (Hong Kong)
What is one strategy countries have used to deal with overpopulation?
What is one strategy countries have used to deal with underpopulation?
Overpopulation = limiting family sizes
Underpopulation = incentivizing families
Explain the immigration process for one of the immigrant classes.
Economic class = submit profiles to the federal government (federal skilled worker program profile & express entry system profile) to be judged based on a point system
Temporary foreign workers = employers apply for a Labour Market Impact Assessment from the federal government, then they can hire foreign workers
Family class = Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor family members to come to Canada by filling out online paid applications
Refugees = people are recommended by a credible organization and given permanent residency upon arrival in Canada
Consider the following population pyramid...
What is the shape?
What stage of development might this population be experiencing?
Where can the government invest money to support the majority of its population?
Shape = Expansive (pyramid)
Development = early stages of development
Invest = childcare & families
What are cultural imprints? Provide 1 example of each type of cultural imprint.
Cultural imprints = ways minority cultures have impacted the dominant culture
Social imprint example = languages spoken
Physical imprint example = specialty shops
How many siblings does Mr. Smalling have?
0