Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Urban Sprawl, Zero Population Growth, Mortality Rate
18 Apr 2018
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36. 7 million: only 20% of countries have a population higher than canada. Current trends: the rate of natural increase is declining, the population is aging, there is a high birth rate among the indigenous population, highest growth is occurring in ontario, b. c. Population density: the number of people divided by the land area. Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world by land area. It"s population density is one of the lowest in the world ( 3. 7 people per km: however, canada"s physiological density (the amount of arable land per person) is similar to that of the u. s. Ontario has the highest population density of the six regions (14. 1 people per km2): this is despite the fact that northern ontario is sparsely populated. Ontario and quebec combined are home to 62% of canadas population. High growth rate is when oil prices are high. Definition: the dispersal of people within a geographic area.
