GEOG 2OC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Economic Regions Of Russia, List Of Industrial Regions, Intensive Animal Farming
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In 2008: the primary sector made up 6. 2% of canadas gdp, secondary 17. 3%, tertiary. Economic growth and development of a country is based on the export of natural resources. The resource-based strengths of new economies are driven by external demands for resources. The basis for canadas economic growth and development: historian harold innis; fish, fur and timber. These are benefits associated with increasing levels of output. As output increases, the per unit cost decreases. This is why factory farms and large manufactures are extremely efficient, and why things are mass produced today. This is a geographic area characterized by distinct economic activities: ex) industrial region. Regional disparities across economic regions are the long-term differences between regions. Canadas heartland region is located in the great lakes- st lawrence lowland: consisting of southern ontario and southern quebec. The countries hinterland regions consist of: slow growing atlantic canada, fast growing western canada and bc, recourse frontier of the territorial north.
