Chapter 1: Canada's Population in a Global Context

The quantitative study of population in terms of growth, distribution, and development /change.

Emphasis on some phenomenon occurring at a given point in time or time interval.

A change in identification by individuals.

Individuals who are born during a specified time interval and pass through biological and chronological time together.

Rate: a dynamic, ________ given exposure to some specific events over some specified interval.

Gains through births and immigration.

Losses through deaths and emigration.

Those who study population dynamics.

The number of persons involved.

Process of imitation + action of the mass media.

Intersection of statuses.

A tool allowing to count the number of persons present in a given area at a specified time.

A continuing process of societal renewal through the fundamental demographic processes of birth, death, and in- and out- migration.

Assume that growth follows a non- linear trend over time.

Interplay between demography and other disciplines.

Assumes a straight- line progression of change over time.

People living today are descendants of many earlier generations.

Focus on demographic conditions at a fixed point in time.

Assumes that a human population undergoing prolonged exponential growth will eventually experience insupportable levels of population density, which will impose strains on resources and the environment; and under such conditions, society would be compelled to implement measures to curtail growth or face increased rates of mortality.

Study the change in demographic conditions over a period of time.

A collectivity of people co-existing within a prescribed geographic territory at a given point in time.

The net difference between the number of incoming and outgoing migrants)

Passage through life from birth to death.

The scientific study of population and how population is affected by births, deaths, and migration.

overpopulation

trouble = below-replacement birth rate + low population growth

decline in population growth

high growth rates → aggravates poverty, unemployment, slow economic development

those who study population dynamics

below-replacement fertility rate

urban expansion

a collectivity of people co-existing within a prescribed geographic territory at a given point in time

people living today are descendants of many earlier generations

a tool allowing to count the number of persons present in a given area at a specified time

losses through deaths and emigration

gains through births and immigration

the scientific study of population and how population is affected by births, deaths, and migration

the quantitative study of population in terms of growth, distribution, and development/change

interplay between demography and other disciplines

focus on demographic conditions at a fixed point in time

study the change in demographic conditions over a period of time

variables that reflect human behavioral processes (fertility, mortality, migration)

the net difference between the number of incoming and outgoing migrants)

assumes a straight-line progression of change over time

assume that growth follows a non-linear trend over time

growth occurs at discrete time points, such as the end of each year

assumes continuous compounding at discrete time points

assumes that a human population undergoing prolonged exponential growth will eventually experience insupportable levels of population density, which will impose strains on resources and the environment; and under such conditions, society would be compelled to implement measures to curtail growth or face increased rates of mortality

change in the distribution of key population characteristics (age, sex, marital status, education, occupation)

a graphic representation of the distribution of the population in terms of age and sex

intersection of statuses

moving in and out of statuses

a dynamic, quantifiable measure of risk given exposure to some specific events over some specified interval

a change in identification by individuals

acts of individuals + changes in population

process of imitation + action of the mass media

when a behavior becomes a standard form of behavior

passage through life from birth to death

passage through biological and calendar time simultaneously

individuals who are born during a specified time interval and pass through biological and chronological time together

the age at which these events occur

the number of persons involved

emphasis on some phenomenon occurring at a given point in time or time interval

one generation of parents produces a new generation of children…