GEOG 2RC3 Lecture 2: Chapter 2
20 Jan 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Regio(cid:374)s (cid:449)ith a (cid:373)ore fa(cid:448)oura(cid:271)le ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)al (cid:271)ase are (cid:373)ore likel(cid:455) to de(cid:448)elop i(cid:374)to (cid:272)ore regio(cid:374)s that contain larger populations. Regio(cid:374)s (cid:449)ith less fa(cid:448)oura(cid:271)le ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)s ha(cid:448)e fe(cid:449)er opportu(cid:374)ities to e(cid:374)(cid:272)ourage settlement and economic development. A favourable physical base can change over time. Canada has a cold northern climate: temperate climates in southern canada and polar one in northern canada. Climate affects the shapes of landform by erosion and weathering processes. Landforms are distinctive to arks of canada: prairies (flat to gently rolling topography, canadian shield (rugged, rocky, hilly terrain) Great lakes ad st lawrence lowlands are canadas industrial heartland. Canada"s ecumene: a term that means inhabited land. It generally refers to land where people have made their permanent home, for agricultural or any other economic purpose. Canada"s ecumene is the narrow zone across the border of the usa. Physiography: land forms, bodies of water, climate, soils and natural vegetation. Physical geography has distinct and unique regional patterns across canada.
