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Chapter 13 – Population: Canada and the World (Block 1-4)
I) Introduction & World Population Growth
A) Two sides to the population growth debate in 2001: population will continue to increase and put undo stress on finite resources vs. population will level off at 10 billion by 2100. Current UN projections say we’ll now hit 11.3 billion by 2100.
B) To help you think about how big a BILLION is vs. a Million: “you had lived a million seconds when you were 11.6 days old. You won’t be a BILLION seconds until you are 31.7 years of age” (317).
II) Demography
1) The Government needs to know the population of the country to fund the social programs, and education programs of the country effectively
2) Businesses ned to know demographics so they can make predictions about sales, etc.
B) The Census: Counting People (Canada)
1) Long Form Census – Every 10 years
2) Short Form Census – Every 5 Years
3) Illegal to not complete the census for as a Canadian Citizen
4) Less developed countries it is harder to collect data in the same way that it is done in Canada; systems are challenging to implement.
C) Population Rates: Go Figure
1) Discuss all the components to our growing population
(a) Immigrant, vs. Death and Birth Rates
2) The Rule of Seventy
(a) Exponential Rate of Growth for Population
(i) Generally by the third generation the descendants will have 16 grandchildren (IF we assume…)
D) The Effect of Migrations
1) Population increase in certain countries, particular Canada depends on immigration
2) Immigration Rates and Emigration Rates are calculated similar to birth and death rates
3) Visible Minorities in Canada increase dramatically with immigration from
Asia and the Caribbean
4) Most Immigrants come for economic reasons
III) The Demographic Revolution
A) Population Dramatically increased since the 1700s
1) The reason behind the decrease in the death rate was due to advances in medical technology, without a corresponding decrease in birth rate, the population increase dramatically.
2) Developed countries usually have a lower birth rate
B) The Demographic Transition Model (p.324)
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1) The model shows changes over periods of time, in three elements: Birth rates, death rates and trends in overall population numbers
2) Model is based on events that are happening in developed countries
IV)Age Structure of Population
1) 3 groups: children 0-16, working group 16-64, elderly 65+
B) Population Pyramid
C) Canada’s Population Past and the future
D) Dependency: Too Young, Too Old
E) The One Child Policy: China’s Solution
V) Where do 6 Billion People Live
A) What are the Limits to Population Growth?
B) Nutritional Density
VI) Earth’s Crowded Future (Conclusion)
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