Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lake Ontario, Northern Ontario, Lake Huron
24 Mar 2014
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Ontario: ontario has the largest population of canada"s regions. It has always been the economic engine of the country but in 2009 it received equalization payments from the federal government for the first time ever: manufacturing collapsed in 09 because us demand fell. In winter, invasions of arctic air bring cold temperatures and bitter wind chills: southern ontario has over half of the highest quality agricultural land (class 1) in. Historic settlement in ontario: the french developed the first settlement in 1749 across the river from detroit and named it petite c te (present-day windsor). Lake effect snow: snowbelts are found downwind of the lakes. (in winter, the wind is often from the northwest). Lake-effect snow is caused by cold air moving over relatively warm water: heavy snow falls downwind of lakes. London and kitchener frequently receive lake effect snow from lake huron causing high annual snowfall: windsor occasionally receives lake effect snow from lake michigan.
