GGR252H5 Lecture 1: GGR252H Lecture 1
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Define and write paragraph about key concepts in exam. What is retail geography: study of how our consumption shapes the infrastructure of retail spaces, defining the landscapes we live in. Largest employment sector in canada(12% of total), nearly 2 million workers: (cid:1006)(cid:1009). (cid:1011)% of ca(cid:374)ada"s gdp. How we consume in the temporary state of capital we live in. How we buy things and what we buy and how that affects the places we live in and also other places around the world. How do the issues and themes studied within retail geography affect our lives: easy a(cid:272)(cid:272)ess to retail fa(cid:272)ilities i(cid:374) ur(cid:271)a(cid:374) areas (cid:271)ut i(cid:374) rural areas it"s harder, more retail functions early in urban areas like mississauga. In 1861, there was toronto, montreal, hamilton, kingston, vancouver, winnipeg. The rest was a country of a bunch of countless villages and small towns, most people were farmers or resource extractors.
