Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Princess Louise, Duchess Of Argyll, Canadian Prairies, Preston Manning

• School: Western University
• Department: Geography
• Course: Geography 2010A/B
• Professor: Mark Moscicki

Document Summary

This region is home to the provinces of alberta, saskatchewan, and manitoba. It is commonly referred to as the prairies however the northern portions of each province have a landscape dominated by boreal forest. The southern part of the region is heavily agricultural. High aboriginal population and relatively high eastern european population. Alberta: princess louise caroline alberta was the 4th daughter of queen victoria and. Askat(cid:272)he(cid:449)a(cid:374): deri(cid:448)ed fro(cid:373) a cree (cid:449)ord (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:862)s(cid:449)ift flo(cid:449)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)ater(cid:863) Ma(cid:374)ito(cid:271)a: deri(cid:448)ed fro(cid:373) a cree (cid:449)ord (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:862)lake of the prairies(cid:863) Before 1869: lots were narrow and provided frontage along rivers. From 1869 onward: land division was based on grids and square lots 160 acres in size. This pattern preceded european settlement and was superimposed over physical obstacles and the preceding metis settlement pattern. Initially, settlements were arranged in a linear pattern linked to railways. Towns developed around grain elevators; roughly every third settlement along a railway was larger and provide more diverse services.