Calculations
Population Pyramids
Terms
Changing Populations
100
How do you calculate The Natural Increase

Birth rate - Death Rate

100

What does a population pyramid show us

percentage of people in each age demographic

100

The reason people move out of a country

What is a push factor?

100

The number of deaths per 1000 people in a population in one year.

What is death rate?

200

How do you calculate Population Density

Population/Area

200

A wide base on a population pyramid means what

A younger population
200

How many people are moving into or leaving a country

Net migration rate
200

Three pros of living in a low population density area

Quiet, low pollution, cost, natural environment

300

How do you calculate birth rate

(Births/population) x1000

300

How can a country have a narrow base on their pyramid but still have their population increase

Immigration

300

Population Density

How many people live in one specific km

300

3 Reasons why Canada has a low birth rate

Cost, women working, education levels, birth control, culture

400

How do you calculate Net Migration

Immigration Rate - Emigration Rate

400

What is the demographic transition model

a theory that explains how a country's population changes over time as it develops economically

400
The way in which a population is spread out

Population distribution

400
This is the main method used today to increase Canada's population.
What is immigration?
500

How do you calculate the Population Growth

Natural increase + Net migration

500

Canada has a large 50-70 year old population. On a pyramid it leads to the bars being larger. This is known as a_____

Boom

500

a theory that explains how a country's population changes over time as it develops economically.

Demographic transition model

500

What are three pros to living in a place with a high density

Jobs, healthcare, public transit, community, access