Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Canadian Identity, Potash, Protestantism
19 Oct 2016
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Today, the population is estimated to be 36 million. At the time of confederation, the population was 3. 4 million. Only 20% of the countries have a population higher than canada. The rate of natural increase is declining. There is a high birth rate among the aboriginal population. Highest growth is occurring in ontario, b. c. , alberta, and saskatchewan. Population density: the number of people divided by the land area. Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world by land area. As a result, its population density is one of the lowest in the world (3. 7 people per km2) Ca(cid:374)ada"s physiologi(cid:272)al de(cid:374)sity (cid:894)a(cid:373)ou(cid:374)t of ara(cid:271)le la(cid:374)d per perso(cid:374)(cid:895) is si(cid:373)ilar to that of the u. s. Ontario has the highest population density of all regions (14. 1 people per km2) This is despite the fact that northern ontario is sparsely populated. Ontario and quebec combined are ho(cid:373)e to 6(cid:1006)% of ca(cid:374)ada"s populatio(cid:374) Population distribution: the dispersal of people within a geographic area.
