GEOG 309 Lecture : Geo western Canada.odt
5 Apr 2012
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Interior plains: cordillera (alberta, canadian shield, hudson bay lowlands (manitoba) Poor location (distance to main markets and ports) cold, dry winters and hot, dry summers: dominion land act (1872) first wave of settlers (mainly from ontario) 2nd wave (great britain) 3rd wave (central and eastern europe: historical: rural landscapes of small farms and villages, aboriginal: just over 500,000, voting patterns (strong ndp vote, now strong conservative vote, urban centres: calgary, edmonton, regina, saskatoon, winnipeg. Population lives mainly in the south (north has less than 5% of population) Signs of western alienation (eg, united grain growers, ccf/ndp, reform/alliance party) Quebec were losers: oil refining expanded in sarnia (+ ontario) 1979 ottawa decides to stop matching oil prices thereby lowering domestic price (alberta et al -) Manitoba has: wheat, and specialty crops, copper, zinc, nickel, hydroelectric power. Forestry in the interior plains i the northern part of the region (spruce, fir, pine, tamarack)
