CGC1D Exam Review Questions & Answers 2024/2025
migrate - ANSWERSmove from one country or region to another and settle there
immigrant - ANSWERSa person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
emigration - ANSWERSmovement of individuals out of an area
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CGC1D Exam Review Questions & Answers 2024/2025 migrate - ANSWERSmove from one country or region to another and settle there immigrant - ANSWERSa person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there emigration - ANSWERSmovement of individuals out of an area demography - ANSWERSthe study of human populations (and characteristics of those populations; eg. age, gender) birth rate - ANSWERSnumber of births per year for every 1000 people death rate - ANSWERSthe number of deaths per year for every 1000 people rate of natural increase - ANSWERScombination of birth and death rate that calculates the rate at which a country is increasing (or decreasing) in population net migration rate - ANSWERS= immigration rate minus emigration rate doubling time - ANSWERSthe time required for a population to double in size; uses the rule of 70 dependency load - ANSWERSportion of the popul ation that is not in the workforce; total people under 14 and over 65 population pyramid - ANSWERSa model used in population geography to show the age and gender distribution of a particular population central place theory - ANSWERSa theory that explains the distribution of services, based on the fact that settlements serve as centers of market areas for services; larger settlements are fewer and farther apart than smaller settlements and provide services for a larger number of people who are willing to t ravel farther green house gasses - ANSWERSgasses such as carbon dioxide and methane that absorb and give off infrared radiation as a part of greenhouse effect carrying capacity - ANSWERSThe maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources gentrification - ANSWERSthe restoration of run -down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of lower -income people) push factor - ANSWERSeg. unemployment or the lack of freedom of speech, that makes people want to leave their country and move to another one pull factor - ANSWERSeg. freedom or employment opportunities that attract a person to a country economic immigrant - ANSWERScategory of Canadian immigrant that includes two groups: (a) skilled workers and (b) individuals with the ability to make a significant financi al contribution through the establishment or purchase of a business or the making of an investment that creates jobs family immigrant - ANSWERScategory of Canadian immigrant in which family members and close relatives of Canadian citizens or landed immigr ants can be brought to Canada refugee - ANSWERSa person who flees their country of origin for safety in another country interprovincial migration - ANSWERSmigration between the provinces of Canada (eg. PEI to Alberta) settlement pattern - ANSWERShow peo ple populate an area, taking into account geographic and economic factors, especially water resources
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