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Agricultural Revolution: " The cultivation of plants and the domestication of animals - started in the Middle East 10,000 years ago"
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Birth Rate: Number of births per 1000 people.
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Central Business District: " The downtown area of a city or town, where most of the important commercial and government activities take place"
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Concession System: " A type of survey system in Ottawa, whereby land is divided by concession roadsand side roads into squares and rectangles, which vary in size"
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Death Rate: Number of deaths per 1000 people.
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Demography / Demographics: " Study of population numbers; distribution, trends, and issues."
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Dependency Load: Proportion of the population that is not in the workforce; total number of people 14 and under +65 and over
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Emigration: To leave your country of origin to live permanently in another country.
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Immigration: People who move to a new country with the intention of settling there.
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Immigration Rate: Number of new Canadians who have immigrated here from another country per 1000 people of Canada's population.
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Industrial: An area designed for the use of businesses.
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Institutional/Public Buildings: " 10%of land is occupied by schools, hospitals, government offices and places of worship."
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Multiplier Effect: The total effect on the economy caused by an expansion or contraction in one part of it.
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Natural Increase: Difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a country.
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New Urbanism: New planning movement to combat urban and suburban sprawl.
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Population Density: Figure calculated by dividing the population of a region by the region's area.
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Population Distribution: Pattern showing where people live in an area.
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Population Growth Rate: Measurement that combines both natural increase and net migration to calculate the overall growth of a country's population.
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Population Pyramid: Graph that depicts population distribution by age and sex.
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Range: " A variation of different things, which are grouped under one category; i.e. there is a wide range of apples"
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Residential: An area designed for people to live.
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Residential Density: The measure of the number of housing units per hectare.
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Rural-Urban Fringe: An area adjacent to an urban area where there is a mixture of urban and rural land uses.
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Section System: A survey system used in the Prairie Provinces that divides the land with units of land 1.6km by 1.6km.
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Township: " A division of a county with some corporate powers; i.e. a small town, suburb."
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Urban Growth: The actual number of people by which a city or town's population grows.
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Urban Sprawl: Low-density development surrounding a city
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Urbanization: The process in which an area changes from rural to urban.
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Vacant/Open Space: " 7% of land is occupied by wood lots or cemeteries, parks, playgrounds, community centres, arenas and golf courses"