Geography 1030h, Winter 2015-16

Geography 1030h, Winter 2015-16 Assignment #2: Population Patterns and Movement ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS DUE DATE: Wednesday February 25, 2016 by 4:00 pm. Sections One, Two and Three of the assignment are completed using Mastering Geography, Section Four is to be submitted in hard copy in the box outside Office ESB C206 in the GEOG 1030h slot. ASSIGNMENT GOAL: To explore and understand the characteristics of population patterns globally and within Canada, and to explore and understand the migration process, in the Canadian context. To understand how to calculate net migration rates, graphically represent and interpret migration rates, and to interpret visible patterns concerning population movement. Sections Four and Five provide you with the opportunity to explore, in more detail, the interprovincial migration that occurs between Alberta and other provinces. LEARNING OUTCOMES: After completing this assignment you will be able: 1. To define migration and to understand the differences between internal and international migration. 2. To document the reasons why people migrate from one place to another. 3. To understand, at a basic level, the factors that contribute to interprovincial migration within Canada. BACKGROUND: This assignment begins with three short sections that explore European political integration along with population and international migration within South Asia and the Caribbean. Section Four and Five draw on Statistics Canada data to explore the intranational movement of people between Alberta and other Canadian provinces. You will calculate net migration rates, complete tables and draw graphs to illustrate this movement. Using some basic internet-based research, you will develop an interpretation of the population movement you have documented. ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS: ? Your answers MUST be submitted on the TEMPLATE PROVIDED. ? Your assignment should be typed in either Arial or Times New Roman (12 pt). ? To fill in an answer box, place your cursor inside the box and type. The box will expand to fit the text you insert. ? The first page of your assignment MUST include your name, student number and date in the upper right hand corner. Do not include a title page. \\ 24th 2 ? REFERENCING: o All references to the Rubenstein text, Mastering Geography, MapMaster and additional internet sources used in your assignment must be cited properly using in-text, parenthetical references. o Your assignment should include a list of references cited. o Refer to the Assignment #2 Referencing Guide for instructions on the appropriate referencing style for this assignment. ? It is your responsibility to keep a copy of your assignment. REMINDERS (from Course Syllabus): All written work submitted for a grade in this course must be the original work of the student, and it must not have been presented for credit in any other course. It is expected that written submissions in Geography courses will conform to high standards of grammar and style. . . . bad grammar and style will be penalized in all grading of written work submitted in Geography courses. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTIONS 4 & 5 In preparation for Section 4 & 5 you should familiarize yourself with Chapters 2 and 3 of the Rubenstein textbook. You will also need to conduct some basic research on the Internet to prepare your responses. In conducting your internet research be sure to limit yourself to current sources (i.e. those published as recently as possible, but certainly post 2000). You will find the most helpful sources come from well-respected national and provincial media outlets (such as the CBC, Globe and Mail, etc.). Section 4: Interprovincial Migration in Canada Your task is to examine the data provided in Table One: Alberta-Newfoundland Migration, 2000-2015. This table documents trends in inter-provincial migration between Newfoundland and Alberta. It includes data for each of the four quarters of each calendar year between 2000 and 2015. 4-A & 4-B: Begin by calculating the Net Migration between Alberta and Newfoundland for each quarter. For this question you are calculating the raw numerical net migration, not the net migration rate. You do this by taking the Net Migration from Alberta to Newfoundland in any given quarter and subtracting it from Newfoundland to Alberta migration for that same Quarter. Then proceed to graph the two flows of inter-provincial migration based on the table below. Then add a third line for the Net Migration. You should create a line graph with the three series represented on the same graph (You may draw this graph by hand or using software such as Excel). Remember to include: 3 Title, Legend, Axis, Labels. Attach the graph to your assignment. Once the graph is completed, answer questions 4-C, 4-D and 4-E. 4-C: In 200 to 225 words, describe any trends or patterns you observe in your graph. At what point did migration from Alberta to Newfoundland first exceed migration from Newfoundland to Alberta? 4-D: In 200 to 225 words, describe the factors that may have played a role in the recent shift in population movement in favour of Newfoundland. In preparing your answer, you should draw on the assigned chapters from the Rubenstein text along with basic internet research. Be sure to follow the referencing guidelines when citing sources in your answer. 4-E: In 200 to 225 words, describe the impact that the movement to Alberta of large numbers of people in their productive years would have on the economy of Newfoundland? Again, you will draw on your reading of Rubenstein along with internet research in preparing your fully cited response to this question. Section 5: Alberta Migration Rates 2014 One way to gauge the numerical importance of migration to a place is by calculating the net migration rate. The net migration rate (NMR) yields the difference between the immigration rate and the emigration rate, usually expressed as a proportion of the population. A positive value represents more people entering the country (or province) than leaving it, while a negative value means more people leaving than entering. Note: you have been given interprovincial and international migration numbers, you will have to sum these numbers to calculate the NMR. Interprovincial migration to and from Alberta, Q3 2015 Destination of Emigrants (from AB) Origin of Immigrants (to AB) NL and Labrador 704 NL and Labrador 502 Prince Edward Island 244 Prince Edward Island 150 4 Nova Scotia 916 Nova Scotia 1,211 New Brunswick 614 New Brunswick 932 Quebec 932 Quebec 2,136 Ontario 5,265 Ontario 6,279 Manitoba 898 Manitoba 1,489 Saskatchewan 2,121 Saskatchewan 2,396 British Columbia 7,986 British Columbia 5,670 Yukon 85 Yukon 156 Northwest Territories 187 Northwest Territories 277 Nunavut 39 Nunavut 27 Total Migrants from Alberta Total Migrants to Alberta # of People Alberta’s Estimated Population for 2015 4,196,457 International Immigrants to Alberta, Q3 2015 13,982 International Emigrants from Alberta, Q3 2015 2,869 Total # of Immigrants = International Immigrants + Migrants to Alberta Total # of Emigrants = International Emigrants + Migrants from Alberta Alberta’s NMR Source: Data compiled from Statistics Canada (2015) 5-B: In 200 to 225 words describe the NMR for Alberta for Q3 2015 and how it compares to the NMR for Alberta from Q4 2012 (4.99 per 1,000 people), and offer your thoughts on how this difference can be explained. 5 Geography 1030h, Winter 2015-16 Assignment #2: Population Patterns and Movement MARKING GUIDELINE: Section Available Marks 1 Thinking Spatially and Data Analysis - Europe - Political Integration 10 2 Thinking Spatially and Data Analysis - South Asia - Population and Migration 10 3 MapMaster Layered Thematics: Migration - North America/Caribbean 10 4 A: Table One Alberta-Newfoundland Migration, 2000- 2015 10 B: Graph of AB-NL Migration Accuracy of graph (including appropriate X-Y Axis measurements, plotting, etc) 10 Stylistic components (legibility, complete labelling, etc.) 5 C: Descriptive Paragraph 10 D: Descriptive Paragraph 10 E: Descriptive Paragraph 10 5 A: Table Two: Alberta Migration Rates 2014 10 B: Descriptive Paragraph 5 Formatting (all instructions for formatting followed) 5 Referencing (all references properly cited, according to instructions) 5 Grammar and Sentence Structure (work conforms to high standards) 10 Total Marks 120