GGR246H1 Lecture Notes - Non-Renewable Resource, Bar Chart, Canadian Shield
Document Summary
Resources are the basis of canada"s economic growth. Consider where ppl live and how they live. We will examine the east coast fishery. Bc: forestry sustainable practices: commons. On: mining ghost towns: alternative development strategies available for communities. Nfl: fisheries sustainability and alternative development strategies. Economic significance shows that it has decreased over time. Does not mean value of forestry is decreasing. Cp railway opened up markets into canada. There has been a push to increase value of products from the forest: defining he forest. Of bc is covered in forest. Only bc is available for timber harvesting. We can lump those 5 regions into 2 categories: 5 broad physiographic regions distinct combos of: climate, landforms, vegetation, and soil: rainforest (douglas fir, red cedar, wet marine climate, high rainfall, mild temperatures. Interior forest: semi-arid climate, boreal forest (spruce and pine + others, economic significance fo the forest.
