atlantic provinces small & rough in territory & population economics of the atlantic...
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Atlantic Provinces• Small & rough in territory
& population• Economics of the Atlantic
– Logging dense forests• Lumber, wood pulp & paper
– Fishing-execellent waters
– Mining• Zinc, copper, lead, & silver
– Shipbuilding
• Terrain is rough-depends on food from rest of country
Canada’s Core• Heartland of Canada
– Historical & cultural center
– Ontario & Quebec
• Most settle along St. Lawrence River & Great Lakes
• Politics– Ottawa, nation’s capital located
there,
– Along with largest cities• Toronto, Montreal, Windsor
• Economics– 35% of Agriculture (dairy &
grains)
– 45% of Mining
– 70% of Manufacturing
• Banking & financial hub
Prairie Provinces• The ‘Breadbasket’
– Great Plains region
– 50% of Agri., production
– Wheat, corn, flax, oats
• Mineral Wealth– Largest coal deposits
– 90% of Canada’s natural gas
• Cultural Mix– European descent:
• Germans, Scots-Irish, Scandinavians, Poles
– Asian descent• Indian, Japanese, Lebonese,
& Vietnamese
The Pacific • British Columbia– Rocky mountains– Mining, Logging, &
Hydroelectric power– Vancouver important trading
center
• Territories– Arctic environment– Fishing, Logging– Extreme mineral wealth-
hard to extract
• Nunavut-– Created for the Native
American population– Difficult to make a living