Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Qus, Canadian Shield, Growing Season
14 Mar 2018
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Quebec ranks second among the six regions in terms of economic output and population. The st. lawrence river figures prominently in qu"s history and economy: lawrence: where the river narrows . Quebec"s culture derives from the historical experience of francophones living in the area for over. French is the mother tongue of 77% of qu residents. The terms quebecois and quebecers have both evolved to refer to any inhabitant of quebec regardless of mother tongue. Non-francophone residents tend to be clustered in specific parts of the province. These provincial laws require businesses to use french. The laws have helped maintain french as the primary language in the region. Most immigrants to quebec today who speak neither french nor english choose to learn french: 75% Anglophones: generally concentrated in montreal, the eastern townships and the ottawa river valley. Allophones: concentrated in montreal: neither english nor french. Indigenous peoples: inuit and cree: majority of the pop"n in qu.
