GEOG 2OC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Primary Sector Of The Economy, Gulf Stream, Taconic Mountains
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Atlantic economy: was characterized by a strong regional economy in the 19th century othis shifted to a more peripheral position in the modern national economy in the. Proximity to the sea: livelihoods, settlement patterns and culture have all been greatly in uenced by the ocean. Atlantic canada population: omost rural region of canada opopulation density of 4. 7people/km^2 opopulation growth rate is less than national average, despite high birth rates. B/c high rate of outmigration, resulting in a high dependency ratio (especially in newfoundland) According to conference board of canada in 2014; newfoundland"s population will fall from its current level of 530,000 to 480,000 in the next 15 years. Physical atlantic canada: physically, atlantic canada lies overtop of what is now eroded roots of an ancient mountain chain; the taconic mountains, this includes are a more northern and heavily eroded extension of the appalachian.
