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2010 pt 2: Ontario Lec 6 Flashcards

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Which of Canada’s regions has the largest population?

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Ontario

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Have or Have Not?

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Ontario used to be a have… in 2009 began receiving equalization payments

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How big is Ontario?

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Bigger than most countries: over 1 million square km

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What portion of the population lives in Northern Ontario?

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7%

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Niagara Escarpment?

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contains the most variable topography in Southern Ontario

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Summers in Southern Ontario?

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humid and hot

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Winters?

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invasions of Arctic air masses bring cold temperatures and bitter wind chills

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Class 1 land?

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Southern Ontario has over half of the highest-quality agricultural land in Canada

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First Settlement in 1749

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French founded the first settlement: across the river from Detroit and named it Petite Cote (present day windsor)

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Late 1700s

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British loyalists began settling throughout Southern Ontario

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Tension between Britain and the US

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resulted in several battles (war of 1812 ended the influx of American settlers = British took over and became the majority over all those Americans)

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What does Detroit mean

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Means “the strait”: strait = body of water that connects 2 lakes

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Ontario

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Iroquoian word meaning beautiful water: name given in 1867, named after Lake Ontario

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The 5 Great Lakes

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make up the largest body of fresh water in the world

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What is between each lake

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connecting straits (through they are referred to as rivers)

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Management and care of the lakes?

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Shared by the US and Canada

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Major ports in the Great Lakes system?

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Chicago, Toronto, Cleveland, Buffalo, Milwaukee, Hamilton, Toledo, Windsor, Thunder Bay

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By Volume?

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Lake superior is the biggest, Lake erie is the smallest

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What canal allows ships to bypass Niagara Falls?

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Welland Canal: opened in 1830

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Great Lakes are for?

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important to Ontario’s economy (tourism, recreation, fishing, transportation along the St Lawrence Seaway)

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St Lawrence Seaway

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Connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean

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Lake Effect Snow

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is caused by cold air moving over relatively warm water,

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Lake Effect Snow in Southern Ontario

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London and Kitchener frequently receive lake effect snow from Lake Huron causing high annual snowfall. Windsor occasionally receives lake effect snow from Lake Michigan

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Lake Effect Clouds

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All of Southern Ontario frequently experiences lake effect clouds in winter

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Where do clouds cover

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the Great lakes area, both lake effect clouds and lake effect snow diminish when the lakes freeze (often happens in Feb)

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Canada’s Tornado alley

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Tornadoes in Ontario occur when a southwesterly wind brings warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico: the warm moist air often interacts with cooler lake breezes

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Concerns within the Great Lakes

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1) Health of the lakes (eutrophication: addition of phosphates into lakes from fertilizer/chemical runoff from agricultural areas), water pollution from urban runoff
2) toxic contamination: contaminated sediment, beach closures due to high bacteria count
3) Exotic species (due to lack of natural predators) goby fish: attach to freights

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Regions of Ontario

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Ontario is the most diverse province in Canada both in terms of physical geography and human geography (each region of the province is different and is treated as such by the provincial government)

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Northern Ontario region

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Major industries: forestry/mining
population density is low
Largest cities: sudbury, thunder bay, sault ste marie
Northern ontario suffers a disconnection from the rest of the province: there have been several succession movements

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Eastern Ontario Region

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major industries: related to government
Largest CMAs: Ottawa, Kingston, Peterborough
Many lakes, rivers, hills, and waterfalls provide ample opportunities for recreation
There is relatively high francophone population in the area due to proximity to Quebec

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Golden Horseshoe region

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Major industries: finance, insurance, health care, education
Largest CMAs: Toronto, Hamilton, Oshawa
It is highly urbanized, attracts immigrants, and has a dense population

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Southwestern Ontario Region

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Major industries: manufacturing/argiculture
Largest CMAs: Kitchener, London, Windsor
Region has much in common with the US Midwest
Several auto assembly plants and feeder factories drive the economy.

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33
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What is extreme southwestern ontario is influenced by what?

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proximity to detroit

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Why does the centre of Canada’s economy remain anchored in Ontario despite recent downturns?

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Sheer size of the population, median personnal income is well above the national average, greatest cluster of cities, universities, and technological/research centres, central location within north america

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the housing crisis in the US reduced the demand for northern ontario lumber, why is demand for paper diminishing?

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  • the internet is replacing newspapers, billing/accounting and banking transactions are all using less paper
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Forestry in Northern Ontario

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Softwood is the main export, majority of land is Crown Land (owned by gov), scattered pulp and paper mills throughout the area, single resource towns are common, evergreen forestry agreements are in place (AAC: annual allowable cut)

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What is a major challenge of forestry?

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Maintain a balance between logging and regeneration of forest

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What percentage of forests are owned by the government?

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90%, private forestry companies must obtain leases*

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Who is responsible for restoring trees?

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Logging companies! They are allowed to cut a certain amount but MUST reforest

40
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Mining in Northern Ontario: what is in the Cdn Shield?

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gold, nickel, silver, copper

41
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what leads in provinces/territories?

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Metallic mineral production in Ontario leads all other provinces and territories!

42
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What are minerals?

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A non-renewable resource that depletes over time, Therefore mining communities can have a short lifespan

43
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Characteristics of Human Geography of Northern Ontario

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  • aging population, net out-migration (especially of younger people), very few immigrants, a small but increased aboriginal population
44
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Rocky Terrain of Northern Ontario?

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makes it difficult to traverse and discourages settlement

45
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The vast majority of the population is along which 2 corridors?

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  • The northern branch of the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian National railroad line
  • The Southern Branch of the Trans-Canada highway and the Canadian Pacific railroad line
46
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Agriculture in Ontario

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Southern Ontario: most suitable land for agriculture in Canada, due to temperatures moderated by the Great Lakes ample precipitation, and fertile soil
Cropland is dominant in SW Ontario whereas livestock is more common in Eastern Ontario

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Agricultural Areas of Ontario (what is grown where)

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Grapes/Tomatoes: vineyards and greenhouses are common in SWOntario
Corn: most common, throughout SWO
Tobacco: on a sand plain north of lake Erie: this area has soil that is poor for goring other crops
Fruit: peaches, cherries, and plums in Niagara region

48
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Niagara fruit belt

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Between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie: contains a microclimate

49
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Advantages of NFB

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1) Lacustrine Soil (originated from a lake, very fertile)
2) moderated climate from the two nearby lakes (longer frost-free season in Fall, cooler temp in Spring that prevents early budding)
3) the nearby Niagara Escarpment protects the area from harsh winds

50
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Manufacturing in Ontario

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Reasons for development of manu in this area:

1) geographic advantage (prox to US)
2) Trade restriction (national policy)
3) size of the domestic market

51
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Auto Industry

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a major well-paying employer in Ontario for over 100 years

52
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First plants?

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In detroit and windsor: auto industry then expanded throughout the lower GL are on both sides of the border

53
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How many manufacturing jobs in Canada depend on the auto industry?

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1 in 7

54
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What is good about wages?

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higher wages = drive the retail sector of the economy!

55
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5 parts of the auto industry?

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suppliers of materials, parts production in small factories, vehicle assembly in massive plants, service firms (advertising/designers), corporate (administration/decision maker)

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Just-In-Time Principle?

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is used by the industry to take advantage of savings in inventories, warehousing, labour, etc

57
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Auto Pact

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Developed in 1965

58
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objectives of the auto pact?

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1) to guarantee that canadian plants would not close
2) to allow canadian plants to specialize in certain models
3) to reduce the price of vehicles for Canadians

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Auto Pact Agreement

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Canada would eliminate 15% tariff on automobiles and parts from the US, the US would eliminate its tariff as well. Canada was guaranteed a minimum level of automobile production.

60
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What was the auto pact the precursor of?

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The NAFTA

61
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Automobile Manufacturing in Ontario

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in 2004, surpassed Michigan to become the biggest producer of automobiles in North America.

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Assembly plant location

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Southern Ontario: GM, Chrysler, Ford, Toyota, Honda

63
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the big three

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GM ford and chrysler: dominate in the sale of pickups , minivans, SUVs: however all have seen a drop in sales for larger vehicles

64
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Why is no one buying big cars?

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  • shift in demand for fuel efficient cars (high gas prices)
  • increased customer satisfaction with Japanese makes
  • more baby boomers are becoming empty nesters and no longer require large vehicles
65
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Asian presence

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in 1990 - 90% of north american vehicle production was from the big three; in 2010 this dropped to 60%

66
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Ontario now has what plants?

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they’ve attracted japanese companies such as toyota and honda because ON has a highly skilled workforce, publicly funded health care and therefore companies don’t have to cover med insurance

67
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in 2008 what happened?

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finances of GM and Chrysler collapsed due to economic crisis in the US, exports of automobiles to the US fell dramatically: ripple effect: thousands of layoffs

68
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how did GM and Chrysler stay afloat?

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the canadian and us government kept them afloat by providing billions of dollars in loans: since 2011 both companies have seen increases: the governments did this because they were then credited with saving thousands of well paying jobs in ONtario

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Air pollution

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dense population in ontario and the US = air pollution is an issue:smog results when sunlight reacts with pollutants emitted by industry/vehicle exhaust = lead to resp problems/especially in young and old

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tackling air pollution

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ON gov committed to closing all of the coal power plants in the province: natural gas and nuclear plants will be replacing! Hundreds of wind turbines have been built in SW ontario over the past decade

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Wind Energy in Southern ON

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provincial government = committed to funding wind energy and has created a wind atlas: finds best places for wind turbines to go (why you see so many on the coast/on flat land)

72
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Trade with the US

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over 80% of exports go to US
production in other industries (forestry/minerals) also greater than the Cdn market can absorb! Auto trade accounts for 30% of all Canadas trade with the US

73
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Majority of Canadas trade with us cross where?

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Detroit or St Clair River

74
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Technology

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future of notaries economy.

75
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Technology Triangle of Canada

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in the waterloo region (Kitchener, waterloo, cambridge) - software companies and technology manufacturers are headquartered in this region - bb

76
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urbanization

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85% of ontarios pop is urban

77
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Largest Urban Centres

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Ottawa, TO, Hamilton, Thunder Bay, London, Windsor

78
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Large border cities

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Detroit/buffalo

79
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Impacts of Urbanization

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  • farms are subdivided into smaller units = less production
  • reluctance to plant new trees
  • greater demand for services (schools/garbage collection/health care)
  • speculation (holding land in anticipation of future development = higher land prices)
  • lack of confidence in farming (not considered a good long term investment)
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Major Urban Centres

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Golden Horseshoe: western end of lake ontario, most densely populated in Canada - nearly 7 million people

81
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Toronto

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Most populous city in Canada, financial capital, home to main offices of national banks/investment firms, immigrant is a major driving force of population growth; TO is a hub for entertainment industry

82
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In toronto what percentage is a minority?

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37% of pop

83
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Ottawa

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second largest city in Ontario, located on the Ottawa river across from Gatineau, Quebec
it was chose as capital because it borders ON and QC, both official languages used, federal government is the major employer. fed gov has offices on both sides of the river

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Urban Centres of Southern Ontario

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Hamilton, Kitchener/Waterloo, London, St Catherines, Windsor

85
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Hamilton

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steel production, health care

86
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Kitchener/Waterloo

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technology and research

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London

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insurance, education, regional centre (essentially the capital of southwestern Ontario: people from all over southwestern Ontario come to London to shop/eat/etc)

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St Cath/Niagara

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tourism

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Windsor

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Auto manufacturing

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Urban centres of Northern Ontario

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Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste Marie, North Bay, timmins

91
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Sudbury

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nickel and copper mining

92
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Thunder Bay

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trans-shipment point on the great lakes

93
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Sault Ste Marie

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steel production

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North Bay

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service centre for surrounding region

95
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Timmins

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gold mining

96
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Green belt

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Prevents development, in zone surrounding GTA, effort done by provincial government to slow the sprawl

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