A nation of immigrants. (Skills Master).Like the U.S., Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of is a nation of immigrants Since the 1600s, people from all over the world have made Canada their home. The graph graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. below shows the number of immigrants who have come to Canada over the years. Study the graph, then answer the questions. QUESTIONS 1. During which time period did the most immigrants move to Canada?_____ 2. How many immigrants came to Canada before 1961?_____ 3. How many immigrants came to Canada between 1991 and 1996?_____ 4. How many more immigrants moved to Canada from 1971 to 1980 than in the previous decade?_____ 5. What was the average number of Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. immigrants per decade from 1961 to 1990? Bonus: In 1996, about 5 million immigrants lived in Canada. If the country's total population was 30 million, what percentage of the population were immigrants?_____ ANSWERS 1. From 1981 to 1990 2. 1,050,000 3. 1,040,000 4. 210,000 5. 960,000 Bonus: 16.7%
Canadian Immigration
IMMIGRANTS
YEARS (in thousands)
Before 1961 1,050
1961-1970 790
1971-1980 1,000
1981-1990 1,090
1991-1996 1,040
SOURCE: STATISTICS CANADA
Note: Table made from bar graph
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