Geography 2011A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Freezing Rain, Walleye, Papermaking
11 Oct 2016
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Secondary conversion into product; adding value to it. Immigrants people from europe and us coming for agriculture: canals for export, grist mills along rivers, local consumption increased as population grew. Most agriculture activity is minimal at first then grows and specializes. Current ontario: ontario beginning to lead canada by contributing $ from agricultural development, amount of farm space declining. Risk of economic disaster: ex. the oil industry. Subsidies and tariffs: tariff tax you pay when you import something; this tax may be completely up to the government. Environmental change: the more extreme the weather, more likely to have negative impact on economy, ex. freezing rain, unexpected weather. Over 200 commodities: a variety of things contributing to economic industry. More diverse than most parts of the world: more diverse = more stable. Changes in landscape/environment: rapid and large-scale clearing of the land, loss of soil, altered flow of rivers, fish habitats destroyed, flood plains, pollution.
