Geography 2010A/B Lecture 1: Lecture 1 Notes
12 Jan 2017
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Living and working in a common space inevitably leads to the formation of a regional identity. This is a product of a regions physical geography, historical events and economic situation. People place imprint on landscapes just like landscapes influence their lives and activities. We will examine regional differences throughout this course as we study each of. Regionalism: the division of a large area into different parts. Some countries are more prone to regionalism than others. British north america act (1867) gave considerable power to the provinces (year canada became a country. It has distinguishing human or natural characteristics that set it apart from other areas. The boundaries of regions are related to faultlines. These are not physical faultlines; instead they are differences between two different areas whether it be geographical or cultural etc. Choose an area of provinces (eg. atl canada). Describe the area, analyze the economy, study demographics, understand the physical geography.
