Industrial Heartland Flashcards

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1
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The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence lowlands are located in

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southern Ontario and southern Quebec

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2
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is a geographic area in which a nation’s industry, population and political power are concentrated.

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A heartland

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Industrial Heartland is home to over __% of the Canadian population

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55

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It contains __ of Canada’s largest CMAs, as well as __ of Canada’s 33 CMAs.

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6

18

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5
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had a more favourable physical resource base

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Upper Canada

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the process whereby a society/nation is transformed from one which is predominantly rural in character to one which is predominantly urban in character

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urbanization

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the process whereby an economy becomes increasingly dominated by the factory mode of production

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industrialization

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  • With imperial outposts such as Halifax and Quebec City serving primarily administrative and military roles.
  • The economic functions of these settlements were limited.
  • lasted until the beginning of the 19th century
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the Mercantile phase

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  • started in the early 19th century
  • commercial interests and activities were primarily entered on the distribution of manufactured goods imported from Britain and the US
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the Commercial phase

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  • lasted from the 19th century to about the 1960s
  • the 1880s saw the rise of __ capitalism in Canada
  • during this time about 1/4 of the population was urban, with agriculture beginning to decline as manufacturing was increasing in importance
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the Industrial phase

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  • began in the late 20th century
  • decline of older central cities and manufacturing
  • increase in the importance of the service sector
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the Post-Industrial phase

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12
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a region’s access to resources

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first factor

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13
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the initiative or entrepreneurship of local citizens

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second factor

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underlying the ride of manufacturing concerns economic policies enacted by government

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third factor

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2 goals of the National Policy

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  • to unify the east and west with a rail line

- to protect and promote Canadian manufacturers by placing tariffs on imported manufactured goods.

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corporate policy (includes mergers and amalgamations to create economies of scale)

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fourth factor

17
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mutually reinforcing processes

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urbanization and industrialization

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meaning that each perpetuates or is dependent on the other

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Mutually reinforcing processes

19
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  • Area extending from Peterborough in the east to London in the west to St. Catherines in the Niagara peninsula
  • 1/4 of Canada’s population
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Greater Golden Horseshoe

20
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This is a result of globalization and the opening of worldwide markets.

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hollowing out

21
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The faultline with the greatest potential to disrupt Canada is ___

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the French/English faultline

22
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regarding the separation of Quebec from Canada, for cultural and economic reasons.

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1980 Referendum

23
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is one of Canada’s most prominent areas of environmental concern, due to decades of pollution by coal tar and other industrial pollulants.

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Randle Reef (in Hamilton Harbour)

24
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is the study of spatial patterns and processes on the Earth’s surface

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Geography

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refers to a population’s cultural, ethnic, and demographic characteristics

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the word social

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sometimes referred to as the geography of the human condition

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social geography

27
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It was a centre for transportation (both water and rail), and was dominant in manufacturing, finance and politics.

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Montreal

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  • is a neighbourhood located on the south-facing slope of Mount Royal
  • By the end of the 19th century, this neighbourhood was home to an estimated 3/4 of Canada’s millionaires.
  • These families accounted for nearly 3/4 of Canada’s personal wealth.
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The Golden Square Mile

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was the highest house (in terms of elevation) in Montreal.

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Ravenscrag