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does canada allow all potential immigrants to enter the country? why?

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no canada does not allow all potential immigrants to enter the country.
canada is very careful with balancing the number of immigrants without jeopardizing out way of life.

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what are the 2 categories that potential immigrants in canada fall into?

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economic immigrants- people who will help our economy by working
people who are accepted for

ethical reasons such as war or reuniting with family

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what does a skilled worker immigrant need to pass

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needs to pass the point system (67 points)

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what type of things award points in canada’s point system?

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knowledge of english in french, being within the working class age, education, job experience, etc.

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if one family member achieves the reuired 67 points to immigrate do they get to bring their family automatically, even if their family does not pass?

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yes

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what is a skilled trades immmigrant

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an immigrant with certain skills that are in short supply in canada. they need someone to fill a certain job or position. they do not need to pass the point system

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what 4 requirements must a skilled trades immigrant pass

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  1. have a job offer in canada
  2. strong enough language skills
  3. have two or more years of experience in the trade
  4. meet canadian standards
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what is a candian experience class immigrant

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someone who has worked in canada for at least 1 year in a temporary working program.

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what is a startup visa immigrant

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this type of immigrant must be planning to start a buisness in canada meaning that they will be providing a job for themself as well as other canadians.

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what does GDP stand for and what does it mean

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gdp is gross domestic production. it is how much a country makes in a year from all of their goods and services.

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where does canada rank in the world in gdp?

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8th

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what is a better way to mesure the gdp of a country?

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Gdp per capita. this means per person. we can see how much the average person makes in a year in this country.

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where does canada rank in cropland

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7th

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what is population density

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this is how many people are in a country per square kilometer. if this number is higher that means that the country is more crowded and there is less space.

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does canada have a high population density

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no meaning that there is lots of space. this means canada is flexible to increase population without having a big impact. (it will not get more crowded because there is so much extra space)

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what is canada’s average life expectancy

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81.6 years

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what does life expectancy of a country indicate and give three examples

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it indicates how healthy a population is. this can be due to diet, ability to exercise, and the health care system

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where does canada rank in fresh water supply

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3rd

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where does canada rank in educational acheivement

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1st

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what is the human development index

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this measures a combination of wealth, health and education of a country.

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what is gender employment

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when a country employs and equal amount of male and female citizens

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what is an ethnic neighbourhood

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parts of city that tend to be dominated by a specific culture

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what is an example of an ethnic neighbourhood

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China town

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what is cultural baggage

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the traditions immigrants bring to their new country

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what is culture shock
the problems immigrants face upon immediately entering a new country
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what can be an example of culture shock
weather social norms customs
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what does intervening obstacles mean
factors that stop people from immigrating
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give an example of an intervening obstacle
money family climate distance government
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what is a constructive population pyramid
shows decreasing populations urn-shaped larger elderly population
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what is a expansive pyramid
larger young population seen in developing populations triangle shape low life expectancy but high birth rate
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what is a stationary pyramid
equal population in young and old age groups birth and death rate are equal bell shaped
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what is immigration
people that move to a country and become citizens for various reasons
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what is emmigration
people that leave a country and immigrate to a new one for various reasons
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what is birth rate
the rate that people are being born in a country
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what is death rate
the rate that people are dying in a country
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how to find net migration
immigration rate-emmigration rate
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how to find immigration rate
number of immigrants divided by population times 1000
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how to find emmigration rate
number of emmigrants divided by population times 1000
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how to find Natural Increase
birth rate-death rate
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how to find birth rate
number of births divided by population times 1000
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how to find death rate
number of deaths divided by population times 1000
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how to find tpgr
natural increase-net migration
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what does tpgr stand for
total population growth rate
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why do we times everything by 1000
so that we can compare to other countries because it is measured for every 1000 people
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how to calculate rule of 70's
70 divided by tpgr
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what does the rule of 70's mean
it is how many years it will take for the population of the country to double based on the current growth rate
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how many points does a immigrant require
67
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how many points does a family immigrant require
0
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how many points does a refugee require
0
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what is a refugee
someone who needs to leave their country because of war or because they are not welcome in their country anymore
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what are the 6 main sections of canada's point system
knowledge of english or french education work experience age arranged employment adaptability
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what is the ideal age for immigrating to canada
working class (18-35)
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what is demogrophy
study of human population and how it changes and differs
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what is migration
movement from one place to another
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push factors
reasons someone would not want to immigrate to a country
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pull factors
reasons someone would want to immigrate to a country
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why is the usa called a melting pot
because once to you move there you become an american and a part of american population and that's all their is to it
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why is canada considered a cultural mosaic
even though we are one population we also identify within our origin or native country
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who were the first people that populated canada
the first nations
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when did the first nation people come and how
12000 years ago across the Bearing Strait when it was frozen
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what two places came to canada next
great britan andfrance immigrants
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what was the open door policy
was made to attract more immigrants when canada needed more people to occupy the land
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what was the great western expansion
when canada offered free land in the prairies for immigrants and provided them citizenship
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why did the great western expansion work
it allowed anyone to immigrate to canada for free and to get free land where they could build buisnesses and lives for free
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what is an economic refugee
a regugee who applies as refugee status but does not actually have a big issue forcing them to leave their country and is really just looking for a better way of life
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what are the types of urban land use
industrial commercial residential transportation open space and recreational other land use
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what is industrial land use
land used for manufacturing buildings that create products or shipping buildings that recieve products from other parts of the world or ship to other parts of the world
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what is transportation land use
land used to get people around in a city. this must be effective in order for a city to properly function and not have constant traffic issues where people can not get where they need to be when they need to be there
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what is residential land use
land used for people to live in whether this is houses, apartments, hotels or residential building for schools
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what is commercial land use
land used for selling things. this can be stores and shops or pop-up stands. the selling and buying of these goods bring money into the community
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what is open space and recreational land use
land used for parks, outdoor events and fund raisers or even sports teams. this land is empty and waits for further developement
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what is other land uses
the rest of the land is used for public service buildings such as hospitals, schools, gouvernment buildings, etc. these building are what make a city liveable and are spread throughout cities so that they are more accessible.
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what does rural mean
a place that has charecteristics making it more countryside and famrland as appose to a city
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what does urban mean
a place that has characteristics making it a busy city with more suburban areas as appose to farmland and the countryside
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how do suburbs change
they become more dense over time if a city is not properly planned for growth and can become much busier as the population of a place increase
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what are economic issues
where the benefits and riches of a community are not shared equally leaving many people in poverty
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what are well-being issues
the population of a place does not have the healthcare and proper living conditions they need to be healthy
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what are environmental issues
happens in places where the gouvernment has not properly planned the developenemt of the communtiy which can cause un comfortable living situations as the population increases
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what are political issues
where the gouvernemnt of a place do not allow power and control to the population of people living in the area

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