1. Chapter 16 A Changing Economy Unit 5 Booklet

2. Chapter 16 Why is Population Growth Important? P. 246 Define the following: birth rate, death rate, natural increase, net migration, demographers, population pyramids, dependency load. 1) Look at figure 16.3. What is happening to the rate of natural increase? Why? What trend do you see in the net migration rate?

3. Chapter 16 A Changing Economy 2) What groups or people are interested in the information contained in population pyramids? Why are they interested? 3) How might the aging population and dependency load affect you in the future? 4) What will society need in the future to accommodate the increased numbers of older people?

4. Population divided into 5 yr. age groups Divided into males and females Percentage of each age / sex group is given

5. Typical pyramids

6. MEDC – More economically developed country like the U.K.

7. LEDC – Less economically developed country like Nepal.

8. Using Resources Wisely p. 251 Define the following: renewable resources, non-renewable resources, sustainability, sustainable development, human well-being. 1) Why is Canada considered a wealthy country? 2) What are the future concerns of fossil fuels, water, minerals, forests, farmers and fishers?

9. Using Resources Wisely p. 251 3) What is the biggest challenge to achieving sustainability? What is interdependence? 4) Answer the questions that go with Figure 16.8. 5) Complete the Review and Reflect questions # 1, 2,,3 on page 254

10. Using Resources Wisely Death on Tap

11. Sustainability in Energy p. 254 1) What are Canada’s sources of electricity? 2) What problems are associated with each source of electrical energy? 3) What is solar energy? What are two factors that must be considered when looking at where to locate solar energy? 4) What is a photovoltaic cell? How does it work? 5) What is wind power? Why is wind power difficult to use? What is the Wind-Hydrogen Village project?

12. Sustainability in Energy p. 257 6) How can hydrogen be used as a fuel? 7) What is tidal power? 8) What are fuel cells? 9) What is bioenergy? What is one of the problems with bioenergy? 10) Which example of sustainability in energy do you think shows the most promise for the future? Explain your answer.

13. Atlantic Wind Test Site AWTS North Cape PEI

14. Canada’s Future Economic Role p.259 1) What is an economic union? 2) What is the European Union? When and how was it started? When was it formed? 3) What sort of things do the countries of the EU share? 4) Why did European nations agree to join an economic union? 5) What does NAFTA stand for? What countries are involved in this?

15. Canada’s Future Economic Role p.260 6) What does subsidized mean? Why is it important to NAFTA? 7) How have relations with the U. S. changes since the terrorist attacks in 2001? 8) Do you think that Canada should have and economic union with the U.S.? Why or why not? 9) How would an economic union with the United States change Canadians’ sense of identity? Would we lose it or would it grow stronger?