Chapter 5: Ontario Flashcards
The most significant landform (in terms of relief) in southern Ontario is
the Niagara Escarpment
The best grape and soft-fruit growing lands in Canada are found in
the Niagara Fruit Belt
Which city in Ontario is known as “Steel City”?
Hamilton
As a result of freer trade in the 1980s and 1990s, American branch plants in Ontario
DON’T KNOW
The Canada-US Auto Pact was designed to
integrate Canada’s auto industry into the North American market
Most of northern Ontario lies in which climate zone?
Subarctic
Today, Ontario faces three economic challenges with respect to economic
development, according to Bone. Among these challenges are
energy costs and competition in the Canadian market
Geologically, southern Ontario is underlain by
Sedimentary rock
The capital city of Ontario is
Toronto
Most of Canada’s “high-technology” companies are located in Toronto, Montreal, and
Ottawa
The climate in southern Ontario is described as
moderate continental
In 2009, the population of southern Ontario was
12.3 million
The settlement pattern of northern Ontario is described as
‘oasis-like’
What two key components of Ontario’s economy are stalled in the old economy, as Bone describes?
Forestry and manufacturing
In sharp contrast to cities in southern Ontario, those urban centres in northern Ontario find their economies _______ and their populations ________.
stalled, static or declining
