GEOG 2RC3 : industrial region

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Heartland: a geographic area in which a nation s industry, ppltn & political power are concentrated; also known as a core (bone, ch. Area = 175,000 km2 (1. 8% of cnd) >55% of cnd s ppltn ( a concentration greater than that in the core of any other developed nation yeates, 1997) 6 of 10 largest cmas 18 of 33 cmas. Density > 100 persons/km2 (10x higher than anywere else in cnd)93% of. Ontario s ppltn lives in this region; 80% of quebec s ppltn lives in this region (montreal, quebec city + trois rivieres) Ontario/quebec together account for 62% of cnd s ppltn, most of which lives in the heartland. Problem/challenge of regional boundaries: text, lectures: treats ont & que. (entire provinces) as separate regions. treats southernmost parts of ont/que as one region . treats the northernmost of ont/que as belonging to the near. Historical development of the industrial heartland to 1850.

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