GEOG 2RC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation, Mercury Poisoning, Peregrine Falcon
12 Jun 2017
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Canadian regional geography part iv | lecture 5. Physical geography of canada part iv: the near north. Think critically about the tradeoffs between economic growth and environmental quality. Identify the various human impacts on the environment. Critically assess the challenges of treating the near north as a geographical region. The boundaries of the near north are largely physical in nature. The region as defined here more or less coincides with the boreal forest and the canadian shield. The region comprises 40% of canada"s area, and contains about 8% of its population. The near north is a transitional region between the heavily populated south of canada and the largely uninhabited north. It is also transitional in terms of economy and environment, as it acts as a physical barrier between the arctic and the more developed southern parts of canada. The identity of this region is tied to its nordicity, or northerness.
