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Page 1: Geography of Canada  Changing Populations

Geography of Canadawww.CraigMarlatt.com/school

Changing Populations

Page 2: Geography of Canada  Changing Populations

Changing Populations

1. Demographics (change in number of people)

2. Disasters (bad things happening in the world)

Page 3: Geography of Canada  Changing Populations

Canadian Immigration Patterns

• Immigration to Canada has had times where lots of people come to Canada, and some where not so many come to Canada. These were caused by events that happened both in Canada and in other countries.

When? What Happened? Why?

1840sArrival of thousands of

Irish settlers

Irish potato crop is bad; facing starvation,

many Irish move to Canada and other

countries

1905-1914Massive immigration

from Eastern Europe to the Canadian West

Canadian Government wanted to settle the

Prairies; gave free land and other gifts to

immigrants

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Canadian Immigration Patterns

When? What Happened? Why?

1915-1919 Little immigrationWorld War I and

worldwide influenza (the flu) epidemic

1930 – 1945 Little immigration

Worldwide economic depression (many poor people) and World War

II

1945-1950Many Italians come to

Canada

World War II destroyed parts of Italy; Italians

searched for opportunities in Canada

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Canadian Immigration Patterns

When? What Happened? Why?

1956Many Hungarians come

to Canada

Hungarians rose up against the Russians and lost; refugees fled to Canada to avoid punishment

1980 – 1997Arrival of thousands of

Hong Kong Chinese

Resident of Hong Kong looked for a safe and

stable place before China took control of Hong Kong in 1997

Page 6: Geography of Canada  Changing Populations

Natural Disasters

• Humans are impacted greatly by nature in many different ways. The biggest problems for humans are when natural disasters occur. The organizer below shows a few natural disasters that happened and what the results were.

Location & Date

Event Short Term Impacts

Long Term Impacts

Indian Ocean (13 countries)December 2004

Tsunami 350 000 deaths1.5 million homeless$billions damages

Rebuilding away from ocean, warning systems

Ontario, Quebec, & East

January 1998

Ice Storm 28 deaths$5 billion damages4 million w/o power

Respect for Canadian Forces response, grid improvements

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Natural Disasters

Location &Date

Event Short Term

Impacts Long Term Impacts

New Orleans, United StatesAugust 2005

Hurricane(Katrina)

1000s of deaths$100 billion

damages (?)

Hurricane preparedness & making buildings stronger

Izmet, TurkeyAugust 1999

Earthquake 17 200 deaths$12 billion

damages

Emergency response gets better

Soufrière Hills, Montserrat

June 1997

Volcano 20 deaths2/3 population

fled island

Better prediction technology, better systems to help people

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Human Disasters

• Unfortunately, there are times that major disasters are created by humans. The organizer below highlights a few recent notable human disasters.

Location & Date

Event Short Term Impacts

Long Term Impacts

New York City, United States

September 2001

Terrorist Attack

2985 deathsWTC collapse$23 billion govt

costs

Rebuilding smaller towers, higher security levels

Chernobyl, Ukraine

April 1986

Nuclear Accident

48 deaths309 injuries271 000

evacuated

Improving reactor design, east & west cooperation

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Human Disasters

Location & Date Event Short Term Impacts

Long Term Impacts

London, United Kingdom

July 2005

Bombings 52 deaths700 injuries

Transportation systems’ security gets better

Ontario and Eastern United States

August 2003

Blackout 8 deaths$6.4 billion in

earnings50 million w/o

power

Electricity system gets better and stronger

IraqMarch 2003 –

Present

Invasion 28 277 deaths (June 2005)13 559 US injured$147 billion (Jan

2005)

Elected government, economy gets stronger

Page 10: Geography of Canada  Changing Populations

Impacts of Disasters on Humans

When natural disasters happen, many people leave their country to try to be safe somewhere else

When this happens, some people move to Canada

Page 11: Geography of Canada  Changing Populations

Factors that Affect Immigration

• Immigration is affected by things that happen here (in Canada) and around the world. There are two kinds we will talk about

PUSH FACTORS• The reasons people leave home to go to another country

(push them away)PULL FACTORS• Once a person chooses to leave their country, they need

to decide where to go.• The reasons that people come to Canada are PULL

FACTORS, since they pull them to Canada

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Think About It…

• What are some pull factors you can think of?

• What are some push factors you can think of?

• What got your family to leave your country?

• What made them come to Canada?

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HOW ABOUT YOU?

• How many people in this class came here because of a war in their own country?

• How many people came here because their family wanted to start a business or get a better job in Canada?

• How many people in the class came here to be with their families who were already here?

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How About You?

• How many people in this class came here because of a war in their own country?

THESE PEOPLE ARE REFUGEES• How many people came here because their family

wanted to start a business or get a better job in Canada?

THESE PEOPLE ARE BUSINESS IMMIGRANTS• How many people in the class came here to be with their

families who were already here?

THESE PEOPLE ARE FAMILY IMMIGRANTS

Page 15: Geography of Canada  Changing Populations

Some Cool Information

• 60% of people who moved to Canada in 2001 did not speak English or French as their first language.

• Sometimes when we speak another language, we feel like an outsider, but really, there are hundreds of thousands of people just like us!

• New immigrants bring great stuff to Canada – they bring their own culture, religions and beliefs, foods, clothing and ideas. These make Canada a great country…AND YOU ARE PART OF IT!country…AND YOU ARE PART OF IT!