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Bellringer. Get out one sheet of paper & answer these q’s Where is most of Canada’s population concentrated? What are the advantages to living in a megalopolis? Disadvantage? What is significant about the sunbelt?. POPULATION PATTERNS. Chapter 6 Section 1. The People. 5% of world’s pop.

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Bellringer

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  1. Bellringer • Get out one sheet of paper & answer these q’s • Where is most of Canada’s population concentrated? • What are the advantages to living in a megalopolis? Disadvantage? • What is significant about the sunbelt?

  2. POPULATION PATTERNS Chapter 6 Section 1

  3. The People • 5% of world’s pop. • Canada (2012): 34.9 million • US (2012): 314 million 3rd largest • What is the common tie b/w everyone in these countries? • All are immigrants or descendants

  4. IMMIGRATION • The movement of people into one country from another. • Both Canada and the United States were shaped by immigration.

  5. Immigration • 1st wave- across land bridge from Asia (Native Americans) • Several waves to follow- all groups affected by push-pull factors of that time • Timeline site • Were they always accepted/appreciated?

  6. REASONS FOR IMMIGRATION • Seeking religious or political freedom. • Wanted greater economic opportunities. • Rich natural resources and rapid industrial and economic development made region an attractive destination.

  7. Immigration • 1998- 9% of population • 2002- 11.8% of population • 2010- 12.9% of population • All time high is 14.8% in 1890

  8. Population density & distribution • Canada is larger country…but 8 ppl/sq. mile • Most is inhospitable  90% live on border with US/ middle prairies/ W. Coast

  9. 2002

  10. Population density & distribution • US has 77 ppl/sq. mile (NJ is highest) • Widely distributed • NE/ Great Lakes = most dense (history & industry) • Pacific coast  climate, resources, $ • California #1 state in # (but also bigger) • S and SW = fastest growing (climate, jobs, land space) • Retirees, immigrants from LA

  11. 2000

  12. NATIVE AMERICANS • First immigrants to America, probably arrived from Asia thousands of years ago. • 2.5 million in U.S. • 700,000 in Canada

  13. Cities • Use of machines  large commercial farms  fewer farmers needed  urbanization • Metropolitan area • Pop. Of 50,000+ • Outlying communities (suburbs) • 81% of US (276 m.a.) and 60% of Canada (25 m.a.)

  14. METROPOLITAN AREA • A region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs. • Houston, Sugar Land, Missouri City, Katy, Tomball, Pasadena, Pearland, etc.

  15. SUBURBS • Outlying communities around a city. • Such as Missouri City, Sugar Land, and Stafford.

  16. MEGALOPOLIS • A “great-city” that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C.. • Known as “Boswash”

  17. Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore are part “Boswash.” • All four became important world trade centers because of their coastal or near coastal locations.

  18. Rivers, lakes, and inland waterways offered natural resources and transportation routes that contributed to the growth of North America’s inland cities and rapid industrialization • Detroit • Chicago • Cincinnati • Pittsburgh • Edmonton • St. Louis

  19. Metropolis Suburbs AUSTIN Major city DALLAS/FORT WORTH HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO Cities Megalopolis

  20. Cities • Why do ppl settle on the coast/ rivers? • PORTS, trade, commercial links, natural resources • What are Seattle & San Francisco known for? • Silicon Valley- computer & aerospace industries

  21. Draw An… IMMIGRANT • Use one piece of paper • Use 3 colors- must have meaning • At least 5 details • Words are optional • Be ready to share

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