unit #4 population

Question 1

dependency load

Answer 1

% of the population under 15 and over 65

Question 2

push/pull factors

Answer 2

pull factors: economic opportunities, climate, health care, education
push factors: disease, war, jobs, climate, political instability

Question 3

immigration facts

Answer 3

-98% of Canadians are immigrants or descendants
-24.7 million people were born in canada
-many born in europe, eastrn asia, southern asia, and middle east

Question 4

ways to immigrate to Canada

Answer 4

4 classes of permanent residents: skilled worker class (engineers, doctors), skilled trades class (electricians, plumbers), canadian experience class (immigrants who have legally worked in canada), start up visa (applicants start their own business).

Question 5

migration stats

Answer 5

movement from one province to another, in migration and out migration

Question 6

cultural mosaic

Answer 6

where people are encouraged to cherish their cultural heritage while also being committed Canadians.

Question 7

melting pot

Answer 7

this is where immigrants are not encouraged to cherish their cultural heritage. (must be an AMERICAN)

Question 8

Canada’s population

Answer 8

41.5 million

Question 9

effects of the aging population

Answer 9

taxes increase, move into retirement homes, younger people will have job opportunities.

Question 10

where immigrants are coming from

Answer 10

mostly Asia

Question 11

reserves

Answer 11

Money set aside in accounts which can be spent in later years

Question 12

demography

Answer 12

population density= population/total area
(to get the rates of things, [birth, death, immigration, emigration] you take the number of [births] / population x 1000.

Question 13

3 major aboriginal groups

Answer 13

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis