GEOG 2OC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gulf Stream, James Ussher, Tertiary Sector Of The Economy
26 May 2018
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Canadian Regional Geography Part I
The Search for Truth in Social Sciences
1650- Archbishop James Ussher
• Calculated that the world was created on Sunday 23 October 4004, BC at 9am London time
• Date was determined by counting back and calculating dates in the Bible, and was accepted as
fact until the early 19th century
Early 1900S- The Piltdown Man
• How bias and error in interpretation paired with illogical reasoning that can lead to a faulty
hypothesis
• The skull of an early human specimen was found in a gravel pit in East Sussex, England
• For 40 years, it was believed to be the missing link in human evolution
• 1952- it was discovered that the revered and ancient skull of the Piltdown Man was nothing
more than a Medieval aged human skull with an orangutan and fossilized chimp teeth
Canadian Regions
Heartland -Hinterland Regions
• Southern Ontario and southern Quebec are viewed together, while the northern parts of these
two provinces compromise a portion of what is termed the near north
Part 1
Atlantic Economy
• Strong in the 19th century
• A hinterland region of Canada; a slow growing region that supplies resources to the economic
cores of Ontario and Quebec
• Economy is declining, unemployment is rising, and out migration is occurring
• ‘old’ region dependent on resource development for its economic growth
Defining Social Demographic Characteristics of the Atlantic Region
• 7% (2.3million) of Canada’s population
• Covers 2% of Canada’s area, without Labrador (5.5% including)
• Takes up roughly 5% of Canada’s area
• 6.1% of Canada’s GDP
• Unemployment rate of 10%
• 11% of the population in Atlantic Canada speak French as their first language
• Indigenous people make up 2.8%
• Population density of 4.7p/km2
Document Summary
Heartland -hinterland regions: southern ontario and southern quebec are viewed together, while the northern parts of these two provinces compromise a portion of what is termed the near north. Part 1: strong in the 19th century, a hinterland region of canada; a slow growing region that supplies resources to the economic cores of ontario and quebec, economy is declining, unemployment is rising, and out migration is occurring. Old" region dependent on resource development for its economic growth. Indigenous people make up 2. 8: population growth late is lower than the national average but their birth rate is higher, high rate of outmigration, population will fall from 530,000 to 480,000 in the next 15 years. 3 major census areas: halifax, nova scotia, st. john"s, newfoundland and st. john, new brunswick. The primary sector: decreasing since the collapse of the cod fisheries in the 1980s.
