How is Canada Diverse?

STUDY OF POPULATION
1. IMMIGRATION
  1. Immigration makes a large part of Canada
    1. Canadian culture today has been influenced by many other religions and beliefs.
    2. Immigration helps increase the economy with more jobs and workers. There will be more businesses
    3. Immigration Point System allows immigrants who are skilled
2. BABY BOOMERS
  1. Baby boomers impact the economy
    1. More susceptible to illness and disease, increasing the demand for healthcare services. Further research to treat and or cure certain diseases as well
    2. Baby boomers make a large portion of Canada's work force. With most of them retiring, this will impact the Canadian economy
3. CULTURE AND DIVERSITY
  1. There is a large variety of languages, culture and background
    1. Canada's official languages are English and French. Despite this, there are many other langauges being spoken across Canada
MANAGING RESOURCES
1. INDUSTRIES
  1. There are different industries across Canada
    1. The Boreal forest covers a large portion of Canada, making it a huge part of the forestry industry which can be used as trade
    2. Provinces in the maritimes are usually where the fishing industries are since they are near bodies of water
    3. Canadian Shield is mainly comprised of rocks, where a lot of minerals can be found. Diamond mining is more likely to be found in large areas of clear land scattered across the Northwest Territories.
2. SUSTAINABILITY
  1. We use both non renewable and renewable resources but it's important to maintain them sustainably
    1. Rely on renewable resources such as wind and solar energy instead of fossil fuels which will eventually run out
    2. We use a lot of our land to build houses, schools and hospitals which increases traffic and pollution increasing ecological footprint
3. TRADE
  1. Trade agreements such as NAFTA and CETA help import things we don't have much of and export things we have plenty of
LIVEABLE COMMUNITIES
1. URBANIZATION
  1. Some places are more urbanized than others
    1. Places up north have a very low population and as a result, the quality of life is not as good. Services such as health care, transportation and education are not well funded and are low quality
    2. Most people live in urban areas because the climate tends to be nicer, there is more infrastructure and the quality of services is much better
2. LIVEABILITY
  1. Social, environmental, political and economic factors impact liveability
    1. A city with more green space attracts people since it benefits the environment and also prvoides a space for recreational needs
    2. Cities with high levels of pollution are bad for the environment making it less liveable
PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
1. GEOLOGICAL HISTORY
  1. Plate movement, volcano eruptions all helped form each of the landforms
    1. Each landform region was created during different geological times. The Canadian Shield was formed about 6 billion years ago during the Neoarchean era through processes of tectonic plates.
2. LANDFORM REGIONS
  1. Each of the Landform regions are different from each other
    1. The 7 landform regions are Arctic, Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, Hudson Bay Lowlands, Appalachian Mountains, Western Cordillera, and the St Lawrence Lowlands
      1. Each of these landform regions have climate factors that affect them. For example, the appalachian mountains are affected by elevation causing more precipitation on the windward side
    2. Depending on the landform region, it can be a push/pull factor. Someone who skies a lot would prefer to live in the mountain regions
3. SOIL AND VEGETATION
  1. Soil and Vegetation are greatly affected by climate regions
    1. In the Arctic climate region, the soil is frozen and most plants are not able to grow in such harsh conditions.
    2. The Boreal forest is the largest vegetation region in Canada covering 14% of Earth's land
4. CLIMATE REGIONS
  1. Each Climate Region has different characteristics
    1. The Arctic climate region is extremely cold, only a small portion of Canada's population is situated there.
    2. The Southeastern climate region is the most dense and populated. It is located near the U.S. border
MAPPING
1. TYPES OF MAPS
  1. Different types of landforms show different maps
    1. Mountainous and rocky areas will have more contour lines to show the changes in elevation in a topographic map
    2. Cities with water will be evident in a map, hinted by the blue
    3. Areas where there is flatter land and a denser population will not have as many contour lines but more roads and buildings

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