GEOG 309 Lecture : Atlantic Canada .odt
5 Apr 2012
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Physiographic regions: canadian shield (labrador, appalachian uplands, from these we get fish, forests (new brunswick) and minerals. 5. 5% of area of canada very old terrain it has been flattened by the environment (wind, snow, ice, water) Appalachian uplands: continental shelf (400km offshore) Potentially a very productive fishery: they are now searching for petroleum in newfoundland and natural gas in nova scotia, main air masses originate in the interior of north america, gulf of mexico and north atlantic. Isolated from canada"s core closer ties to new england. New brunswick, nova scotia, prince edward island, newfoundland/labrador. Population just under 7% of the population of canada. 1949, atlantic canada constituted 11. 6% of the nation"s population slow population increase and large out-migration (little in-migration) recent major decline and then rebound in populations of newfoundland/labrador and new. Brunswick: mainly due to new mining industry in the two provinces.
