Unit 3: Canada’s People

December 19, 2016

Canada’s People

• Canada is large in landmass but has a relatively small population
• Geographic factors influence where people live
• In this chapter we will study where people live and why

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Some Definitions

Population Distribution: The spread of people across the world. Population density is the number of people living in a particular area – usually 1 square mile or 1 square kilometre – and can be written as total population/land area.

Archipelago Effect: A term used to describe Canada’s pockets of settlement as a group of islands.

Population Density: A tool used by geographers to analyze how closely together people live in a particular country or area. It is defined as the average number of people occupying an area. It is calculated by dividing the number of people living in an area by the size of that area to give a number per square kilometer.

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Population Density

https://youtu.be/s9dFy6xBOBM

Canada’s Numbers

• Canada’s population is about 31 million
• Canada’s Population Density is about 3.1 people per square kilometer

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The Science of Overpopulation

https://youtu.be/dD-yN2G5BY0

So Why do we Settle in Certain Areas?

When studying the location and growth of towns and cities, geographers divide factors that determine the location of human settlements into two main categories:

Site Factors: Features of physical landscape of a place� Ie: Fertile soil, abundant trees, plentiful fish, presence of minerals

Situation Factors: Factors involving the relationship of a place to other places� Ie: Economic, transportation, political

Reasons for Settlements (p. 45)

A Couple More Definitions

Confluence: A place where two or more navigable rivers come together

Head of Navigation: The farthest point of travel possible by one means of transportation�Ie: Farthest point above the mouth of a river that can be navigated by ships.

Exit Card

Calculate the Population Density of:

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