population let’s talk about people: numbersplacesinteractions
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POPULATIONPOPULATIONLET’S TALK ABOUT PEOPLE: LET’S TALK ABOUT PEOPLE:
NUMBERSNUMBERSPLACESPLACESINTERACTIONSINTERACTIONS
WHAT IS POPULATION?WHAT IS POPULATION?
POPULATIONPOPULATION refers to refers to the number of people the number of people living in a specific place or living in a specific place or area.area.
POPULATIONPOPULATION can also can also refer to the number of refer to the number of animals or plant species in animals or plant species in a designated place or areaa designated place or area
CENSUSCENSUSWhere do we get information about Where do we get information about
different populations from?different populations from?
The The CENSUSCENSUS. The census is a set of . The census is a set of questions that are mailed to people’s questions that are mailed to people’s homes. People can choose to answer the homes. People can choose to answer the questions on paper and mail them back to questions on paper and mail them back to the government or they can complete the the government or they can complete the questions online.questions online.
Census information is collected every 5 Census information is collected every 5 yearsyears.. The last census happened in The last census happened in Canada in 2011.Canada in 2011.
CENSUSCENSUSSome information from the 2006 Some information from the 2006
census:census:Population Population 31,612,89731,612,897Median age Median age 39.539.5Total visible minority populationTotal visible minority population
5,068,0905,068,090Total private dwellings Total private dwellings 13,576,85513,576,855Median earnings in 2005 (full-Median earnings in 2005 (full-year, full-time earners) year, full-time earners) $41,401$41,401Total number of farms Total number of farms 229,373229,373
THE MANY WORDS ASSOCIATED THE MANY WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH POPULATION?WITH POPULATION?
There are many different terms and words There are many different terms and words geographers use when talking about geographers use when talking about populations - especially when we are populations - especially when we are talking about people.talking about people.
POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONPOPULATION DISTRIBUTIONPOPULATION POPULATION DISTRIBUTION refers DISTRIBUTION refers to where people live to where people live in a place.in a place.
Old Quebec
City
DO PEOPLE LIVE HERE?DO PEOPLE LIVE HERE?
DO PEOPLE LIVE HERE?DO PEOPLE LIVE HERE?
CANADA’S POPULATION CANADA’S POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONDISTRIBUTION
POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONPOPULATION DISTRIBUTION
URBANURBANURBAN URBAN is is another another word for word for city.city.
New York City
RURALRURALRURALRURAL is is another another word for word for country country (meaning, (meaning, outside the outside the city).city).
DEVELOPED DEVELOPED OROR INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIESINDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
The term The term developed developed or or industrialized industrialized is used to talk about is used to talk about countries with good economies.countries with good economies.
DEVELOPED DEVELOPED OROR INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIESINDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
These countries have These countries have tertiarytertiary and and quaternaryquaternary sectorssectors of industry. of industry.
- - Tertiary SectorTertiary Sector includes: includes: restaurants, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, business services, waste disposal, business services, waste disposal, etc.etc.
- - Quaternary SectorQuaternary Sector includes: includes: information generation, information information generation, information sharing, education, research and sharing, education, research and development, consultation, ect.development, consultation, ect.
DEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
A A developing countrydeveloping country is a country is a country that has a low standard of living, an that has a low standard of living, an undeveloped industrial base, few undeveloped industrial base, few opportunities for its people and low opportunities for its people and low incomes per person, but is in a phase incomes per person, but is in a phase of economic development. of economic development.
DEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDeveloping countries’ Developing countries’ economieseconomies are often based mostly on are often based mostly on primaryprimary and and secondarysecondary sectors of industry. sectors of industry.
- - Primary SectorPrimary Sector includes: mining, includes: mining, farming, fishing, forestry, etc.farming, fishing, forestry, etc.
- - Secondary SectorSecondary Sector involves involves manufacturing (making things to manufacturing (making things to sell to people, like steel and cars)sell to people, like steel and cars)
ECONOMIES RATEDECONOMIES RATED
Advanced economies
Emerging and developing economies
Emerging and developing economies – least developed
WORLD INCOMESWORLD INCOMES""High income countriesHigh income countries" are " are defined by the World Bank as defined by the World Bank as countries with a countries with a Gross National Gross National Income per capitaIncome per capita of $11,116 or of $11,116 or more.more.
Despite their high per capita GDP, Despite their high per capita GDP, countries in the Middle East are generally countries in the Middle East are generally not considered developed countries not considered developed countries because their economies depend mostly because their economies depend mostly on oil production and exporton oil production and export
WORLD INCOMESWORLD INCOMES
High income Upper-middle income Lower-middle income Low income