GEOG 2RC3 Lecture Notes - Lorenz Curve, North American Free Trade Agreement, Visible Minority
15 Mar 2013
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78. 9% of canada"s exports in 2007 went to the us. Smallest economy of g8 countries (us, japan, uk, germany, france, italy, russia, canada) Canada net exporter of commodities (us is the net importer) Evolution of an economy/society from pre-industrial to post-industrial: decrease in primary sector employment (resources, increase, then decrease in secondary sector employment (manufacturing, increase in tertiary sector employment (services) Economic growth based on export of natural resources. Classic exports of canada fish, fur, timber (harold innis, 1930) Gross domestic product (gdp): a measure of the value of goods and services produced by the domestic economy. Economic region: a geographic area characterized by distinct economic activities (ex: industrial region, agricultural region) Regional disparities: long-term, chronic differences between regions as measured by objective indicators of well-being (income, employment) Canada southern ontario, southern quebec; great lakes-st. lawrence lowland. An abstract theory that explains how the capitalist economic system evolved into distinct spatial units.
