2010 pt 2: Ontario Lec 6 Flashcards
Which of Canada’s regions has the largest population?
Ontario
Have or Have Not?
Ontario used to be a have… in 2009 began receiving equalization payments
How big is Ontario?
Bigger than most countries: over 1 million square km
What portion of the population lives in Northern Ontario?
7%
Niagara Escarpment?
contains the most variable topography in Southern Ontario
Summers in Southern Ontario?
humid and hot
Winters?
invasions of Arctic air masses bring cold temperatures and bitter wind chills
Class 1 land?
Southern Ontario has over half of the highest-quality agricultural land in Canada
First Settlement in 1749
French founded the first settlement: across the river from Detroit and named it Petite Cote (present day windsor)
Late 1700s
British loyalists began settling throughout Southern Ontario
Tension between Britain and the US
resulted in several battles (war of 1812 ended the influx of American settlers = British took over and became the majority over all those Americans)
What does Detroit mean
Means “the strait”: strait = body of water that connects 2 lakes
Ontario
Iroquoian word meaning beautiful water: name given in 1867, named after Lake Ontario
The 5 Great Lakes
make up the largest body of fresh water in the world
What is between each lake
connecting straits (through they are referred to as rivers)
Management and care of the lakes?
Shared by the US and Canada
Major ports in the Great Lakes system?
Chicago, Toronto, Cleveland, Buffalo, Milwaukee, Hamilton, Toledo, Windsor, Thunder Bay
By Volume?
Lake superior is the biggest, Lake erie is the smallest
What canal allows ships to bypass Niagara Falls?
Welland Canal: opened in 1830
Great Lakes are for?
important to Ontario’s economy (tourism, recreation, fishing, transportation along the St Lawrence Seaway)
St Lawrence Seaway
Connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
Lake Effect Snow
is caused by cold air moving over relatively warm water,
Lake Effect Snow in Southern Ontario
London and Kitchener frequently receive lake effect snow from Lake Huron causing high annual snowfall. Windsor occasionally receives lake effect snow from Lake Michigan
Lake Effect Clouds
All of Southern Ontario frequently experiences lake effect clouds in winter