Chapter 16 A Changing Economy
Unit 5 Booklet
Chapter 16 Why is Population Growth
Important? P. 246
• Define the following:
• birth rate, death rate, natural increase,
• net migration, demographers, population
pyramids, dependency load.
• 1) Look at figure 16.3. What is happening to the
rate of natural increase? Why? What trend do
you see in the net migration rate?
Chapter 16 A Changing Economy
• 2) What groups or people are interested in the
information contained in population pyramids?
Why are they interested?
• 3) How might the aging population and
dependency load affect you in the future?
• 4) What will society need in the future to
accommodate the increased numbers of older
people?
Population divided into 5 yr. age groups
Divided into males and females
Percentage of each age / sex group is given
Typical pyramids
MEDC – More economically developed country like the U.K.
LEDC – Less economically developed country like Nepal.
Using Resources Wisely p. 251
• Define the following:
• renewable resources, non-renewable resources,
sustainability, sustainable development, human
well-being.
• 1) Why is Canada considered a wealthy country?
• 2) What are the future concerns of fossil fuels,
water, minerals, forests, farmers and fishers?
Using Resources Wisely p. 251
• 3) What is the biggest challenge to achieving
sustainability? What is interdependence?
• 4) Answer the questions that go with Figure
16.8.
• 5) Complete the Review and Reflect questions #
1, 2, ,3 on page 254
Using Resources Wisely
• Death on Tap
Sustainability in Energy p. 254
• 1) What are Canada’s sources of electricity?
• 2) What problems are associated with each source of
electrical energy?
• 3) What is solar energy? What are two factors that must
be considered when looking at where to locate solar
energy?
• 4) What is a photovoltaic cell? How does it work?
• 5) What is wind power? Why is wind power difficult to
use? What is the Wind-Hydrogen Village project?
Sustainability in Energy p. 257
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6) How can hydrogen be used as a fuel?
7) What is tidal power?
8) What are fuel cells?
9) What is bioenergy? What is one of the
problems with bioenergy?
• 10) Which example of sustainability in energy do
you think shows the most promise for the
future? Explain your answer.
Atlantic Wind Test Site
• AWTS North Cape PEI
Canada’s Future Economic Role p.259
• 1) What is an economic union?
• 2) What is the European Union? When and how was
started? When was it formed?
it
• 3) What sort of things do the countries of the EU share?
• 4) Why did European nations agree to join an economic
union?
• 5) What does NAFTA stand for? What countries are
involved in this?
Canada’s Future Economic Role p.260
• 6) What does subsidized mean? Why is it important
to NAFTA?
• 7) How have relations with the U. S. changes since
the terrorist attacks in 2001?
• 8) Do you think that Canada should have and
economic union with the U.S.? Why or why not?
• 9) How would an economic union with the United
States change Canadians’ sense of identity? Would
we lose it or would it grow stronger?