The Future of Canada
Will Canada be the greatest country to live in 2035?
Introduction
Changing Populations
However, the large number of immigrant intake isn't necessarily a good thing. In fact, the high immigrant intake has extensive negative economic results for Canadians in search for work.Majority of the immigrants are at the age when they are able to work, and due to so many of them in search for work, many Canadian's are constrained to compete for limited amount of jobs that are offered.
As the years go by, and the economy develops and grows, so will the population. In the future, majority of the immigrants will most likely still come from the same minority groups- South Asians, Chinese and Blacks who take account of about 61.3% of the immigrants in Canada. The development of the economy will be the cause of escalation in the Canada's future as it will attract more people from different nations to immigrate to Canada.
Immigrants from all around the world
First Nations protesting
More pollution
Interactions in the Physical Environment
Canadian Shield
Climate:
- A lot of temperature change
- Continental climate
- Winters are 6-8 months long with an average temperature of about -13°C to 18°C with occasional small amounts of permafrost
- Average of 25°C in the summer
Physical Features:
- Underneath the region is a mass of sedimentary bedrock forming landscapes of plains, patterned grounds and pingos
- The Eastern part of the region is mountainous and hilly, also consisting of plenty of lakes ranging from small ones to large
- Ice sheets in the northern areas- eskers, drumlins, and small glacial tills
Climate:
- extremely cold in the north
- large quantities of precipitation
Physical Features:
- Formed by 3 sectors: Eastern Mountains, Coast Mountains, Interior Plateaus
- Mostly covered in forests
Climate:
- Constantly cold with an average climate of -30° to -35°
- Short summers
Climate Factor(s):
- The Innuitian Mountains are far from the equator thus causing the cold climate
Climate:
- warm & humid
- humidity rises in spring
- plenty of precipitation
- The Hudson Bay Lowlands are located near the equator giving the region a warmer climate. The warm weather combined with the wide masses of water causes condensation which results in rainfall
Physical Features:
- Vast wetlands
- Marshes
- Meadows
Climate:
- long cold winters that tend to drop to below 45 degrees
- Dry climate
- Little to no precipitation
- Located far from the equator which causes the climate to be cold
- For 10 months of the year, the water is covered in ice therefore not allowing any condensation which results in the dry climate
Physical Features:
- plains with low rolling mountains
- Mostly covered in snow
- Frozen ground due to harsh climate
Climate:
- Long cold winters that can go as low as -30 degrees
- short hot summers
- dry climate
- Continental climate
Physical Features:
- Grasslands located in the southern areas
- Aspen Park lands located in the Northern parts
- Taiga's with small amount of trees
Climate:
- moderate
- humid
Physical Features:
- Contains some of the oldest mountains on earth
- deep ravines
- valleys
Climate:
- closest region to the equator
- summers are hotter and more humid
- lots of ran fall because of the humidity
- cold winters
- Near the equator which causes the climate to be dry and humid throughout the year
Physical Features:
- Plains along St. Lawrence River
- Hills
- Dominated by the Monteregian Hills
Climate change could also affect Canada's climate in general. It would affect the 4 seasons that we have. For example, as global warming increases caused by the greenhouse effect, the weather becomes warmer and warmer. When the weather becomes too warm, there won't be any snowfall. Instead it will be rain. Climate change will affect the climate because it would ruin the cycle of the 4 seasons. It would cause one season to be longer than the other.
Managing Resources
There are 6 industries that extract resources:
Mining
Resource(s) found in the industry:
- metals
- oils
- minerals
- potash
- non renewable
- not sustainable
Ocean Fishing
Resource(s) found in the industry:
- Fish
- Can be renewable, if given the proper machines
- Unsustainable due to overfishing
Hydro Electricy
- electricity produced from the movement of water
- renewable
Oil Energy
- fossil fuel
- generates energy by burning oil
- Not used in a sustainable way
- Canada takes 8th place in the worlds petroleum consumption
Agriculture
- Fruits
- Vegerables
- Crops
- Generally renewable and sustainable because new crops can be planted and grown after harvesting
Forestry
- Lumber
- Paper
- Trees are renewable but if they are damaged or cut down, they cannot grow back
- Forests not being used in sustainable way because of environmental impact and deforestation
I believe that oil will be the most important resource. This is because oil can be used for many purposes. It can be used to produce energy and it can be used to manufacture goods. In the future, there will definitely be a need to expand and build new buildings as the population increases. Oil will be needed to use for fuel for the machinery and vehicles that will be put to use. Oil will also be used to manufacture products that will be invented in the near future.
However, oil is not renewable and therefore not sustainable. Due to Canada's linear economy, resources are extracted, manufactured, used, then finally thrown away as waste. The linear economy disables reusing the products and causes the Oil industry to further extract from the earth.
On the bright side, there will be a way that Canada can manage the resource as long as all the other resources by changing the economy into a cyclical economy. By changing into a cyclical economy, the process of extraction and production will remain the same, however, instead of putting the used products to waste, they will be renewed and will be able to be reused thus reducing the need to extract resources from the earth. This method will allow the resources to last for a longer period of time and will also reduce the amount of waste.
Liveable Communites
However, on the positive side, there are ways that urban sprawl can be controlled and lessened. Canada can limit urban sprawl by changing from places with low density, to high density. This would discourage sprawl by keeping housing, work places and other uses in close proximity within each other. By doing so, people can walk or bike to places instead of having to drive. This will also decrease the amount of pollution and is better for our health because we are living more actively by walking or biking instead of taking transportation.
Another way that urban sprawl can be limited is to build up instead of out. What that means is instead of building buildings horizontally and taking up green space, buildings should be built vertically with many levels. This includes adding units or transforming single family homes to multi-family residence which allows communities to increase the population without having to change the environment around it greatly.
Conclusion
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