GEOG 2OC3 Lecture 22: LECTURE 22
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Signal hill overlooks the capital city of st johns, newfoundland, and has been a strategic defensive site since the 1700"s - signal hill is now a national historical site of. Located on the east coats of newfoundland, is the easternmost point in canada. There was a general absence of major cities, with halifax being an historically significant imperial outpost . Throughout its history, this region has been influenced by external events such as the. Crimean war, the reciprocity treaty, the civil war in the u. s. - like all hinterland regions atlantic canada"s economy is cyclical in nature featuring periods of growth and decline which are dependent on events that are external to the region. Atlantic canada remains canada"s economically troubled region, with high levels of unemployment and outmigration - bone notes the region as a second chance based on its future development of resources lomoar cpsd| 2151316.