CANS 501- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 46 pages long!)

• School: McGill University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANS 501
• Professor: Marianne A Stenbaek

Document Summary

Northern regions/the arctic regions their place /importance in canada. The four inuit regions of canada from east to west. Nunatsiavut and labrador (excerpts from vikings of today the old days in labrador). Bone chapter 1 northern perceptions (based on 4th edition; other editions may be used) Italy, singapore (shipping interests), japan (shipping interests), poland: they"re interested in the resource-development, too. It refers to traditional knowledge passed on to generations. Alberta"s oil problem: freight trains, trucks, cars, alberta is landlocked, so how can it get it out, pipeline was proposed. Economic development in the north: tourism, pros, wildlife, scientific research, cons. Inuit culture and arts and crafts: seasonal, food, logistically everything is expensive. Food insecurity: http://www. feedingnunavut. com/food-insecurity-in-nunavut, there are hundreds of communities without access to safe drinking water and have a boil advisory for years. Voices and images of nunavimmiut, selections will be distributed on line. Impact of global warming: permafrost melts and hills become muddy, unstable, food insecurity.