GEOG 2OC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Canadian Shield, Lower Canada, Seigneurial System Of New France
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Canadian regional geography part ii: the industrial heartland. Industrial heartland: the great lakes- st. lawrence lowlands are located in southern ontario and southern quebec. Tis region, often referred to as central canada, is the industrial heartland of the country: a heartland is a geographic area in which a nations industry, population and political power are concentrated, it is also known as a core region. Canadas 33 cma"s: the region"s population density is approximately 100 people per square kilometer, which is 10 times higher than anywhere else in canada, 93% of ontario"s population and 80% of quebec"s population live in this region. Canadas two largest cities (toronto and montreal) are located here. Characteristics of the industrial heartland: there are three sets of characteristics that de ne the industrial heartland: othe physical environment (climate, soils, energy sources) othe cultural context (consisting of anglophone ontario and francophone.
