GEG2109 Lecture 18: Lecture 18
14 Aug 2016
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Weak economic performance: exhausted resources, distance from key markets, dispersed population. Since confederation, increase has been below national average. Physiographic regions: appalachian uplands, canadian shield : mountains covered in glaciers. Unsettled weather conditions due to proximity of atlantic. Influenced by warm and moist air from gulf of mexico a. iii. First part of na to be reached by europeans. Significant french presence by early 17th century. English gained dominance with expulsion on acadians (1755) and treaty of paris (1763) Waves of migration : influx of loyalists after american revolution, scots, irish, english and welsh due to scottish highland clearances and irish potato famine. Britain"s move to free trade meant maritime interest in us market. Collapse of three-way trade between britain and caribbean. Nl rejects confederation, then narrowly votes to join. Prospect fro strong economic growth remains elusive due to : challenge of being an old resource hinterland, population decline.
