Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Urban Sprawl, Ecumene, Potash
12 Feb 2018
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Canada"s population: today, the population is estimated to be 36. 7 million, only 20% of countries have a population higher than canada. Current trends in canada"s population: the rate of natural increase is declining, the population is aging, there is a high birth rate among the indigenous population, highest growth rate is occurring in ontario, bc, alberta, and saskatchewan. Population by region: 2011 census, highest growth region is western canada, oil prices were very high. The big 3 urban centres: toronto, montreal, vancouver. 6 major urban centres: these are each home to over 1 million people, toronto, montreal, vancouver, ottawa, calgary, edmonton. In 1971, toronto overtook montreal to become canada"s largest cma. From the 2011 census to the 2016 census, growth rates were highest in calgary, edmonton, and. Saskatoon: these cities have benefited from jobs in natural resources industries, the only cma where the population declined was saint john, new brunswick. Problems of urbanization: urban sprawl is an environmental concern.
