GEO 505 Lecture 2: GEO 505 Week 2
9 Dec 2017
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Region- an area that is uniform in population, economic activities, social/political interactions. Canada"s geographic regions: atlantic canada, quebec, ontario, western canada, british columbia, territorial north. Sense of place- deeply felt attachment to a region or area by residents who have, over time, bonded to their environment and resulting institutions. Geographies affect the experiences that result in the development of a sense of place. Atlantic canada and the cod fishery; western canada and the dust bowl; quebec and the st. lawrence river. Canada"s fault lines: centralist/decentralist fault lines (central/federal government vs provincial governments) decentralist- to distribute the administrative powers of a central authority over a less concentrated area, english/french, aboriginal peoples/non-aboriginal, old timers/ newcomers. Bill 101- restricted the use of english and access to english schools. French became the only language of business, government, and courts (the parti. The canadian census: changes in population, economic changes, societal changes, changes are recorded through the census.
