Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Atlantic Canada, The Maritimes, Gulf Stream
28 Nov 2020
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Region is home to 3 maritime provinces (new brunswick, nova scotia, pei) and. Newfoundland and labrador: 4 provinces have 4 lowest populations of canadian provinces. Labrador current: presence of current is evident by flow of icebergs that originate in greenland, responsible for iceberg that led to titanic sink. Know for having least desirable climate: gulf stream warm ocean current originating off east coast of florida. Region first part of na to be discovered by european explorers: french surrendered acadia to british under treaty of utrecht. Gain dominance in area after explusions of acadians. St. pierre and miquelon: only remaining part of new france that still belongs to france today. Historical geography: us war of independence impact historical settlement of atlantic region following victory by us british loyalist migrated to nova scotia. Early economic growth: early 1800s, harvesting areas natural resources was rampant, availability of timber and seaside location provided ideal conditions for shipbuilding.
