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Midterm Flashcards

1
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Oldest city

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Quebec city

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1759

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British come quest of New France
Battle of the plains of Abraham

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Original 4 provinces

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Upper canada (Ontario), lower canada (Quebec), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

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When did each province join canada

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  1. UC, LC, NB, NS (1867)
  2. Manitoba and NT (1870)
  3. BC (1871)
  4. PEI (1873)
  5. Yukon (1898)
  6. AB, SK (1905)
  7. NFL and Labrador (1949)
  8. Nunavut (1999)
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5
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2 glacial landscapes

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Cirque: half shaped alpine glacier
Arete: jagged spine running down a mountain

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Region

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A distinctive area of earths surface
Has distinguishing human or natural characteristics that set it apart from other areas

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Regionalism

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The division of a large area into different parts with varying characteristics
Some countries are more prone to regionalism
e.x. CA, USA, France, UK, Italy, Australia, China, Russia

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Why is regionalism so prevalent in canada

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Vast geographic size and varied physical geography
Different patterns of historic settlement
Different cultures and languages
Uneven population distribution

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Types of regions

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  1. Uniform (named after a characteristic where all locations in the region have similarities in that characteristic)
  2. Functional (interactions among different areas within the region)
  3. Cultural (based on a sense of belonging)
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Faultlines

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Metaphors applied to economic, social, and political ‘cracks’ that divide regions and threaten to destabilize Canada’s integrity as a nation

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4 fault lines within Canada

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  1. Centralist/Decentralist
  2. English/French
  3. Indigenous/Non-Indigenous
  4. Newcomers/Oldtimers
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Linking Canada’s regions

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Transcontinental railways (CP and CN)
Trans-Canada highway
The Great Trail

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Trans-Canada highway

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Open in 1962
Links all 10 provinces

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The Great trail

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System of paths, greenways, waterways, and roads linking the 3 ocean coasts

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6 regions of canada

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  1. Territorial North
  2. British Columbia
  3. Western Canada
  4. Ontario
  5. Quebec
  6. Atlantic Canada
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Core/Periphery Theory

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aka heartland/hinterland theory
describes interaction among regions that is evident in Canada
Based on idea that capitalist economy’s result isn’t evil ally uneven development
States that both parts are dependent on each other but the core dominates the economic relationship with the periphery

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Two contrasting ways core and peripheries interact

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  1. Regional exploitation (core exploits the natural wealth of the periphery leaving it impoverished)
  2. Modernization (core invests in the periphery and helps it to develop economically)
18
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Characteristics of cores

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Receives raw materials from periphery
Manufacturing is a common industry geographically small
Diverse economy
Urban and densely populated
Home to corporate headquarters

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Characteristics of peripheries

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Purchased manufactured goods from the core
Geographically large
Resource based economy
Rural and sparsely populated

20
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Staples thesis

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Harold Innis, early 1930’s
Proposed explanation of how and why Canada’s economy has grown and changed since confederation
Regional economy history of canada was linked to discovery, utilization, and export of staple resources in Canada’s peripheral regions

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What is a staple product

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A natural resource that can be exploited relatively quickly and cheaply for profit

22
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Progression of Canada’s staples

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  1. Fur
  2. Lumber
  3. Fish
  4. Mining
  5. Oil
23
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3 economic linkages for growth

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  1. Backward linkage (supplies for staple industry)
  2. Forward linkage (local processing before export)
  3. Final demand linkage (servicing the needs of workers and families)
24
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The national policy

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1879, contributed to the development of the core of Canada
Created a nationwide market for Canada-made goods through the implementation of tariffs and restrictions of trade on foreign-made goods

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