Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Newsprint, Entrenched River, Quebec Agreement
28 Apr 2017
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Language laws in quebec: provincial laws require businesses to use french laws have helped to maintain french as the primary language in this region (immigrants who speak neither, choose french -75%) Non-francophones in quebec: anglophones (english speaking, generally concentrated in montreal, eastern townships and ottawa river valley, allophones, concentrated in montreal. Indigenous peoples: inuit and cree form the majority of the population of northern quebec. St lawrence river: an essential part of na"s transportation system because it connects the great lakes to the atlantic. Ocean dredging required to prevent large freighters from running aground: canals were constructed to allow ships to pass around rapids/waterfalls became part of the st. Physical geography of canada: canadian shield extends over 90% of quebec best agricultural along st lawrence (between. Montreal/quebec city: gaspe peninsula is rugged and confines settlements to its coastline precipitation in the province is relatively high due to proximity of the atlantic ocean.
