GEOG 2RC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Regional Geography, Canadian Shield, Dependency Ratio
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Atlantic canada: lies on the eastern cost of canada, the provinces that me it up. > nova scotia: was the first point of european contact in north america, rich maritime cultures with important influences from the united kingdom. > (cid:862)the eco(cid:374)o(cid:373)y is declining, unemployment is rising, and outmigration is occurri(cid:374)g(cid:863: often this is an old region dependent on resource development for its. Atlantic canada area: atlantic canada covers roughly 2% of canada"s area without labrador including. St. john"s newfoundland and saint john new brunswick. Employment: the primary sector has been decreasing since the collapse of the world-famous cod. Fisheries in the 1980s. the secondary sector is described as underdeveloped while the tertiary sector surprisingly is larger than any other region. this is due to the large number of canada"s armed forces personnel stationed in this region. Annapolis valley, nova scotia are exceptions to this).