Definitions
The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, etc, showing the changing structure of human populations.
What is Demography
A procedure for systematically collecting and recording information about the members of a given population.
What is census
Refers to the movement of people into a country
What is Immigration
Indicators of success humans have in meeting their wants and needs.
Indicates how a population has changed over a period of time.
What is Rate of Change
This, includes questions about education, religion, language, nationality, home ownership, occupation, possessions.
What is comprehensive census
Refers to the movement of people out of a country?
What is emigration
Identify 2 indicators of Quality of Life
What is Material living conditions (income, consumption and material conditions), Productive or main activity, Health, Education, Leisure and social interactions, Economic and physical safety, Governance and basic rights, Natural and living environment
Refers to all the humans currently living (as opposed to being deceased)
What is World Population
One reason why census gathering can be so difficult in Canada?
What is number of participants, transient nature of Canadian population, huge geographical area, amount of data collected, rural areas
One factor that would cause some countries to experience greater birth rates than others
What is lack of education, no access to healthcare, no contraceptives or can't afford, etc
Identify any two things that may impact quality of life
What is Health, air quality, water quality, food quality, education, happiness, safety, Freedom from fear, community, freedom of speech etc
Indicates the actual number of people by which a population has increased or decreased over a period of time.
What is Absolute Population Change
A person employed in taking a census of the population
What is an enumerator
An approach governments have used to slow population growth
What is Birth quotas, Policies dictating when marriages can occur and when couples can have children, Public information campaigns to inform families about birth control and the need for smaller families, Incentives such as tax benefits and free education for smaller families, Penalties for larger families (ex: reduced government benefits, higher taxes, and the loss of housing allowances), Free distribution of contraceptives, Government funding for health clinics, birth control clinics, and abortion clinics, etc
Identify one example of Global Inequality
What is literacy rates, clean water, homelessness, health insurance, poverty, segregation, wage etc
This is often referred to as population growth because populations rarely shrink
What is Population Change
How often is a census given in Canada?
What is every 5 years
The mathematical equation for population density
What is # of people/individuals / unit area (length x width)
What score will you get on the test tomorrow?
What is a 100!!!!!!!