GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Northern Canada, Division Of Labour
3 Dec 2016
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The top 5: india (1. 2 billion), usa (300 million), indonesia (250 million), brazil (200 million) Ca(cid:374)ada"s populatio(cid:374): appro(cid:454)i(cid:373)atel(cid:455) 36 (cid:373)illio(cid:374); ranked 37th out of 200 countries. The global population increase by about 2-3 canadas per year. Chi(cid:374)a a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)dia"s populatio(cid:374) so far surpass a(cid:374)(cid:455) other (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tries. Where do the 7+ billion people live? (what is where?) What are the implications and consequences of this distribution? (why care?) Mostly demographers within many different kinds of disciplines (political science, sociology, geography) Population geography: the study of the spatial components of demography. Growth (or decline) of population over time. Spatial differential growth/ decline of population: ex. The causes, and consequences of population change: ex. The one child policy had very real consequences in china (population has slowed: ex. Canada and japan- aging population (older people have different kinds of need: health care, less workers) Spatial distribution of population and the consequences with respect to global resources: ex.
