Population & Demographics
Fertility rate (Canada is currently below)
What is 2.1 children per woman
Large city (Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal are all examples)
What is a metropolis
Canada’s largest export resource
What is oil/petroleum
The type of energy that comes from moving water
What is hydroelectric power
The spread of global products like McDonald’s and Starbucks is called this.
What is cultural homogenization
The term for when a country has more elderly people than young people
What is an aging population
The area surrounding a city that depends on it for jobs, services, and markets
What is a hinterland
Industries that directly take natural resources, like fishing or mining, are called this sector
What is the primary sector
The term for cutting down trees without replanting them
What is deforestation
The opposite process, where local cultures resist or adapt global trends
What is cultural divergence
The population pyramid shape of a country with high birth and death rates
What is a triangle
A region made up of multiple connected cities, like the Windsor–Quebec corridor
What is a megalopolis
The process of moving jobs or industries to other countries for cheaper costs
What is outsourcing
The greenhouse gas most responsible for climate change.
What is carbon dioxide
The system of global trade that made shipping faster and cheaper.
What is containerization
The movement of people from rural areas to cities.
What is rural-to-urban migration
This happens when wealthier people move back into older city neighborhoods, often displacing low-income residents.
What is gentrification
Ontario’s manufacturing heartland is mostly located around this physical feature
What are the Great Lakes
This agreement, signed in 1997, was Canada’s first major climate treaty
What is the Kyoto Protocol
When one country dominates another through culture, media, or economy, without using military force.
What is cultural imperialism
Name one push factor and one pull factor of migration.
What is push = war/economic hardship, pull = jobs/safety
The percentage of Canada’s population living in urban areas (closest 5%)
What is about 82%
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of globalization for Canada’s economy
What is advantage = more markets, disadvantage = loss of jobs
A development strategy that meets current needs without harming future generations
What is sustainable development
Name one positive and one negative effect of globalization on culture.
What is positive = cultural exchange, negative = loss of traditions