GEO 505 Lecture 5: GEO 505 Week 5
9 Dec 2017
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Population size increase: natural increase, territorial expansion. 14. 1 in ontario: population distribution is the dispersal of people within a geographic area. In canada 62% of the population is in ont. Urban area- area having a population of at least 1000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square km. Cma: three largest are toronto, montreal, and vancouver. Natural increase- number of births minus the number of deaths. Demographic transition theory: pre-industrial phase, early industrial phase, late industrial phase, post-industrial phase. Age structure: age dependency ratio- ratio of persons in the dependent age groups to those in the economically productive age groups. Became official policy on october 8, 1971. In 1951, indigenous peoples were 2% of canada population. I(cid:374) (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1005), they (cid:449)e(cid:396)e 6% of ca(cid:374)ada"s populatio(cid:374) Ca(cid:374)ada"s eco(cid:374)o(cid:373)ic st(cid:396)uctu(cid:396)e: primary sector, secondary, tertiary/ quaternary sector. Canada was a colony of britain and gained its independence in 1931 with the statute of.
