Resources

• Largest producer of zinc, uranium, wheat

Causes BFCCJ

1. Low birth rate of 9 births per 1000
2. Fertility rate → 1.5 , BELOW the fertility replacement rate of 2.1
3. Average age for childbirth is 31
4. Increased family planning and contraception, because of affordability and availability in common shops like Walmart
5. Higher education → Jobs → Delayed children

Impacts of under-population WATCWS

1. Shortages of workers in a number of areas including - Construction, Engineering, Healthcare
2. Ageing population → retirement age
3. Increased tax - 45.2% income tax
4. Healthcare and other social costs increase as the population ages
5. Resources are not exploited fully reducing potential - 1.3 billion kgs of waste each year
6. Lack of services due to low demand particularly in rural areas, hard to open services as they do not meet their threshold population. Acme and Alyx rural villages
7. Average citizen in the Canadian Northlands has to travel 4.6 kms for nearest medical shop

Sparsely Populated - Canadian Northlands

Less than 1 person per square km

45% of canadas total area, but less than 0.5% of the population