Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Smog, Trade Restriction, St. Clair River
28 Apr 2017
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War of 1812: several battles took place between us forces and british forces in upper canada (ontario, key objective of the us was to take over (annex) the region. Indigenous people led by chief tecumseh joined the british to fight the us forces (battle of the. Lawrence seaway (connects great lakes with the atlantic ocean) Lake effect clouds all of southern ontario frequently experiences lake effect clouds in winter: both lake effect clouds and snow diminish when the lake freezes (no evaporation) occurs in feb. Tornados: can occur when a southwesterly wind brings warm, moist air from the gulf of mexico. Mining in northern ontario: canadian shield contains gold, nickel, silver and copper metallic mineral production in ontario leads that of all other provinces and territories. Manufacturing in southern ontario reasons for development of manufacturing in this region: geographic advantage close to us, trade restriction (national policy, size of domestic market (work force)
