GEOG 2RC3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Ecumene, Dependency Ratio, Ethnic Group
16 Jun 2014
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Geography chapter 4: canada"s human face: age dependency ratio: the ratio if the economically dependent sector of the population to the productive sector. The ratio of the young plus the old to the populating of working age (15-64: aboriginal population is the opposite with the youthful population rapidly expanding, canada"s demography (the scientific study of human populations, including their size, Immigration plays a key role in cad population increase composition, distribution, density, growth, and related socio-economic characteristics) is now more ethnically composed and culturally diverse than ever before: cantonese is the third most commonly spoken language in canada. Plains, cordillera, 40: sparsely populated zone:narrow band of boreal forest stretching across mid canada, 1% Cmas have seen growth due to: immigration, rural canadians moving to urban areas, natural increase in the urban population. Canada went from having 10 cmas to having 33 between 1931 and 2011. Largest cmas: toronto, montreal, vancouver, ottawa, calgary, edmonton,
