Geography 2010A/B Lecture 2: 2: Regions of Canda
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A psychological bond between people and their location: these stem from the physical landscape of the area, human activities, and institutional bodies. Recognizes that collective experiences have led to shared aspirations, concerns, goals, and values. 38. 4 and 23. 6 62% of canadian"s living in only 2 provinces. Gdp: strength of the economy 40% is canada is reliant on ontario. 1871 - shortly after we become a country. 1/3 of canadians at the time lived in quebec. Now of canadians live in quebec. Speaking french in canada is also declining. But now oil is really thriving the west. In the 1870s the west was very sparsely population. This model describes interaction among regions and is evident in canada. It is also referred to as the heartland/hinterland (wilderness/sparsely populated) model. It is based on a theory that capitalist economics results in regionally uneven development. People have a lot of wealth, but there is still a large pool of poverty.