Population Distribution
Unit 2
Learning Goal:
► Today
I will learn about population
distribution
► Make
notes on all words that are BLUE,
these are definitions you will need to know
for the test!
► Draw a diagram if it helps!
Think-Pair-Share
► Think:
If you could make the perfect town,
what would it be like? Make a list of words
that describe the perfect town
► Pair: Look at your partner’s list
► Share: What are the similarities between
your list and your partner’s list?
Unit 2: Human Systems
► Canada
is a large country (9,984,670 km2) with a
small population (33 million)
► Canada’s population is not distributed evenly
across the country
Population Distribution is a pattern showing
where people live in an area
3 Types of
Population Distribution
A: Dispersed (Scattered) Distribution
B: Clustered Distribution
C: Linear Distribution
Population Density
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Definition: population density is the mathematical
calculation of how many people live in a square kilometer
of land (people/km2)
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Population density is higher in urban areas than it is in
rural areas
 90% of Canadians live within 600km of the border of the U.S.
 This means that almost all the people in Canada are living on only
10% of Canada’s land
Population Density of Europe
Population Density of Canada
Population Density of Asia
Seoul, Korea
Arras, British Columbia
Urbanization in Canada
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Urban: means city
Rural: means country
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When Canada became a country in 1867 only 18% of the
population lived in towns or cities.
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Now, almost 80% of Canadians live in urbanized areas
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Urbanization has occurred because of changes in
technology, and changes in the economies of both rural
and urban places
Urban or Rural?
Urban or Rural?
Urban vs Rural
► Communities
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come in all shapes and sizes:
Hamlet
Village
Town
City
Metropolitan Area
Fewer that 200 people
200-1000 people
1000-10 000 people
Greater than 10 000 people
Greater than 100 000 people
Types of Urban Land Use in
Toronto
Industrial Commercial
(5%)
(6%)
Open
Spaces and
Recreation
(7%)
Transportation
(32%)
Institutional &
Public Buildings
(10%)
Residential (40%)
Residential (40%)
Low Density
Medium Density
High Density
Single or semi-detached homes
Townhouses
Apartment Buildings
Transportation Land Use (32%)
Vehicles
Travel Paths
Terminal Facilities
Cars and Buses
Roads and Highways
Trains, Subways, Parking, Airports
Institutional and Public Buildings (10%)
- Schools
- Hospitals
- Government Buildings
Open Space and Recreational (7%)
- Park Land
- Trails (walking, biking)
- Playing Fields
- Arenas
Industrial Land Use (6%)
- Central Business District
- Suburban Industrial Parks
- Ribbon Industries
- Suburban Business Parks
Commercial (5%)
- Local Service Centres
- Power Centres
- Neighbourhood Plazas
- Regional Shopping Centres
- Community Shopping Centres
- Central Business District