geography unit 3

• the three groups of canada's population are children 0-14, working adults 15-64, and older adults 65+
• the population that no longer works is called the dependency load
• a population pyramid makes it easier to see the percentage of old and young people within the dependency load
• pyramids with rapid growth are broad at the base and there are more kids than adults
• pyramid with stable growth tapers and have mostly equal bars
• population with a decline have a thin base and there are more old people than kids
• stage 1 has a high birth and death rate and the population stays the same
• stage 2 has a dropping death rate and theres a long period of natural increase
• stage 3 is when the birthrate slowly drops this is because children are guaranteed to live
• stage 4 is when the birthrate drops close to the death rate, the population levels off
• residential land use covers 40%
• resedential density is influence by cost and age of homes
• the 3 types of homes are single, multi, and apartments
• commercial land covers 5%
• commercial land is buying and selling goods and services
• commercial land provides jobs
• transportation takes up 33%
• 3 parts of transportation are vehicle, travel paths, and terminals
• industrial land covers 6%
• industrial land has factories and warehouses
• recreational/open space covers 7%
• public buildings cover 10%
• manufacturing cities are where goods are produced in factories
• people began to settle near the factories where they could find jobs and

  an urban centre was created
• transportation cities are urban places that provide important transportation functions
• transportation cities connect with ship, train, and truck routes making cargo transfer easy and efficient
• tourist cities are urban places that develop as a result of a physical features
• money from tourist cities comes from outside
• government cities provide services to people at a local, regional, or national level
• government cities provide employment that is directly linked to government
• resource cities are towns created because of the development of a natural resource
• diversified cities have a lot of functions such as industries, culture, and transport
• 5 factors of choosing where to place a citie are harbours, intersection, roads, river, and railway
• megalopolis are cities that get so big they connect to other cities
• the 4 keys to city renewal are renovation, redevelopment, land preservation and diversifying
• distribution is where people live
• arithmatic density is how many ppl there are per square km
• pusiological density is how many people there are per square km of arable land
• climate, resources and landforms effect where people settle
• carrying capacity is the max ppl that an environment can support