Intro+to+Population



BLANK refers to the number of people living in a specific place or area. BLANK can also refer to the number of animals or plant species in a designated place or area
 * What is population? **

Where do we get information about different populations from? The census is a set of BLANK that are mailed to people’s homes. People can choose to answer the questions on paper and mail them back to the government or they can complete the questions online. Census information is collected every BLANK years. The last census happened in Canada in BLANK. Some information from the 2006 census: Population: BLANK Median age 39.5 Total visible minority population: BLANK Total private dwellings 13,576,855 Median earnings in 2005 (full-year, full-time earners) $41,401 Total number of farms BLANK
 * Census **

There are many different terms and words geographers use when talking about populations - especially when we are talking about people. Population Distribution: POPULATION DISTRIBUTION refers to: BLANK. Urban URBAN is another word for BLANK. Rural Rural is another word for BLANK (meaning, outside the city)
 * The Words: **

The term BLANK or BLANK is used to talk about countries with good economies. These countries have BLANK and BLANK sectors of industry. BLANK includes: restaurants, hotels, hospitals, business services, waste disposal, etc. BLANK includes: information generation, information sharing, education, research and development, consultation, ect. A BLANK is a country that has a low standard of living, an undeveloped industrial base, few opportunities for its people and low incomes per person, but is in a phase of economic development. Developing countries’ economiesare often based mostly on BLANK and BLANK sectors of industry. - BLANK includes: mining, farming, fishing, forestry, etc. - BLANK involves manufacturing (making things to sell to people, like steel and cars)
 * Developed or Industrialized Countries **

"High income countries" are defined by the World Bank as countries with a: BLANK Despite their high per capita GDP, countries in the Middle East are generally not considered developed countries because their economies depend mostly on oil production and export
 * World Economies **