Who is the average Canadian?
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Absolute Measure: type of measure that does not consider total amounts in relation to population sizes.
Assimilate: to lose your culture and adopt the culture of the larger group within which you live (e.g., First Nations adopting broader Canadian culture). Birth Rate: number of births per 1000 people. Census Tract: smallest urban area used for census data collection. Culture: the characteristics of a way of life that, when put together, make a nation or people unique. Death Rate: number of deaths per 1000 people. Demography:study of population numbers, distribution, trends, and issues. Dependency Load: proportion of the population that is not in the workforce; total number of people 14 and under + 65 and over. Doubling Time: how long it would take for a country's population to double at the country's current rate of population growth. Economic Immigrant: category of Canadian immigrant that includes two groups: (a) skilled workers and (b) individuals with the ability to make a significant financial contribution through the establishment or purchase of a business or the making of an investment that creates jobs. Ecumene: permanently occupied or settled areas of a country. Emigrate: to leave your country of origin to live permanently in another country, Emigration Rate: number of people per 1000 population in one year who emigrate. Family Immigrant: category of Canadian immigrant in which family members and close relatives of Canadian citizens or landed immigrants can be brought to Canada. Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM): Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita: Human Development Index (HDI): Immigrate: Immigration Rate: Natural Increase Rate: Net Migration Rate: Population Density: Population Growth Rate: Population Pyramid: Rule of 70: Concession System: Long Lot: Population Density: Population Distribution: Rural: Rural Settlement: Section System: Settlement Pattern: Survey System: Tributary: Urban: Hinterland: Basic Industry: Non-Basic Industry: Multiplier Effect: Central Place: Threshold Population: Site: Urban Growth: Urbanization: Suburb: |