Geography 2010A/B Midterm: Geography 2010 Midterm Exam Notes
15 Feb 2017
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The canada - u. s. free trade agreement - 1988. Upper canada (ontario), lower canada (quebec), new brunswick, nova scotia. Core = southern ontario and southern quebec. B. c. and prairie provinces = upward transitional. In general, as one moves from a core toward a periphery: Raw materials come from peripheries to core, who manufacture goods which are in turn purchased by peripheries. The wealthy core exploits the natural wealth of the periphery leaving it impoverished. The core invests in the periphery and helps it to develop. Identifies that the core usually exists where staples (natural resource that can be exploited cheap and quickly) are. Backward linkage: supplies for the staple industry. Final demand linkage: service the needs of workers and families. Contributed to the location of the core, by implementing tariffs and restricting trade on foreign goods. Prevented canadians from purchasing cheaper goods from the u. s. The canada - u. s. free trade agreement (1988)
