Sparsely and Densely Population: East USA and Canada

North Canada is sparsley populated because:

• Climate is dry and cold. It can drop to - 40C in winter

• Generally low birth rate 10.45

• Permafrost in Northern regions is bad for agriculture

• Terrain is mountainy so its hard to access and transport things. Dense forests and costs to cut down trees

Advantages of a sparsely populated location:

• resources widely available

• less crowding

• No congestion

• Less jobs competition

Problems to a sparsely population:

• Do not have technology

• Reliance on immigrants: 200,000 taken in each year (favouring skilled ones)

• Brain drain- People eventually have to move out of the country/area due to job unavailability.

• Not enough people to support institutions or culture

Most of the population of Canada is situated in:

• Southern areas due to the warmer climates

• Eastern area as it is less mountainous

• Northern areas in the high allitudes

• West in the mountainous region

Canada population is around 35 million and a population density of 3.87 people per km²

• True

• False

In the USA the greatest concentration of people is in:

• NE

• SE

• SW

• NW

The manufacturing belt includes:

• Bolton

• St. Louis

• Chicago

• Washington

New York is the most densely populated city in USA with 8.9 million

• False

• True

Parts of the USA is densely populated because:

• warm summer climate

• varied job opportunities

• manufacturing

• fertile soil for agriculture

New York

• megapolis

• global city

• mega city

• capital