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Home sweet home Home sweet home Globalization trendsGlobalization trends Population distribution & growthPopulation distribution & growth

Global Global and Local and Local Population Population processesprocesses

Ecumene:Ecumene: Permanently inhabited regions of Permanently inhabited regions of the world, with comparatively dense the world, with comparatively dense populationpopulation

Global Population ProcessesGlobal Population Processes

1.1. Population distributionPopulation distribution

2.2. Population structurePopulation structure

3.3. Population growthPopulation growth

4.4. Population and resourcesPopulation and resources

Demographic StructureDemographic Structure

► Age cohorts by sexAge cohorts by sex► Let’s look at a dynamic population Let’s look at a dynamic population

pyramid!pyramid!

Population GrowthPopulation Growth

Population GrowthPopulation Growth

► Geographic variation Geographic variation ► Components of changeComponents of change

BirthsBirths DeathsDeaths Net migrationNet migration

►In-migrationIn-migration►Out-migrationOut-migration

►Demographic Transition ModelDemographic Transition Model

Demographic Transition Demographic Transition ModelModel

Demographic Transition Demographic Transition CritiqueCritique

►This is a 1940s theoryThis is a 1940s theory► It is an excellent starting point but It is an excellent starting point but

subject to some real problems:subject to some real problems: Death rates start to decrease before public Death rates start to decrease before public

health improvements do much good or health improvements do much good or medical disease control has any effectmedical disease control has any effect

Birth rates vary widely, actually increase as Birth rates vary widely, actually increase as death rates fall in Britaindeath rates fall in Britain

Every region has a different transition! Every region has a different transition! Little reason to believe that developing Little reason to believe that developing

countries will follow the modelcountries will follow the model

A New Demographic A New Demographic Transition?Transition?

► Life expectancy continues to riseLife expectancy continues to rise► Birth rates continue to fall below Birth rates continue to fall below

replacement level in many European replacement level in many European countriescountries

► Migration is more important Migration is more important determinant of regional population determinant of regional population growth and distribution than is natural growth and distribution than is natural increase increase

Local Local population population growth:growth:

Calgary-Calgary-

EdmontonEdmonton

CorridorCorridor

Source: Statistics Canada, Infomat, Aug 24, 2004

Immigrant TrendsImmigrant Trends

► Settle at intended destination and do Settle at intended destination and do not migrate interprovincially.not migrate interprovincially.

►Second generation immigrants tend to Second generation immigrants tend to remain in large metropolitan centres.remain in large metropolitan centres.

►On average, higher levels of On average, higher levels of educational attainment than born educational attainment than born Canadians. Canadians.

►Yet, a far higher proportion of recent Yet, a far higher proportion of recent immigrants were employed in jobs immigrants were employed in jobs with lower skill requirements than the with lower skill requirements than the Canadian-born.Canadian-born.

Interprovincial MigrationInterprovincial Migration

►Very important in Alberta!Very important in Alberta!