CITB01H3 Chapter PDF: Epochs of Canadian Urban Development (Bunting & Filion)
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Epochs of canadian urban development (bunting & filion) "the urbanization process is often shaped by major transitions at critical moments that leave a distinctive mark on individual regions, as well as on the system as a whole" (mccann and. Furs were the primary export of canada over this period. shipment methods. Low population during this period - much lower than the us. Scattered on the sea coasts of nova scotia, pei, and new brunswick: the populations of the two largest canadian cities of the time, quebec city and. Staples theory also accounts for the size and distribution of settlements over this period: the fur trade resulted in a smattering of posts and a few urban centres developed at transhipment points. Largest cities were montreal, quebec city, and toronto, with populations of 58,000, 42,000, and 30,000, respectively: the rise of canada"s population between 1800-50 brought it to about one-tenth of the.
