Geography 2011A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lake Ontario, Golden Horseshoe, Imagined Community
11 Oct 2016
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The heartland-hinterland system model provides a framework for examining, at various geographic scales, the movement of people, goods and services, investment capital, and technology from one region to another. Determining what will happen with forestry and mining resources. Secondary, tertiary, and quaternary activities dominate: primary still important, but becoming an increasingly small portion of overall profit. Cities with diversified economies; multiple goods and services. Good physical qualities: nice land, climate, etc. Access to markets america: o(cid:374)tario (cid:449)ould(cid:374)(cid:859)t ha(cid:448)e e(cid:448)ol(cid:448)ed as (cid:449)ell as it has (cid:449)ithout a(cid:272)(cid:272)ess to u (cid:373)arkets. Capacity for innovation and change: development takes place where there is money, educated workforce, etc. Produces few finished goods; rather, moves resources. Limited political power low population = low political representation. The origin of a heartland is primarily economic; However, end result of the heartland-hinterland relationship is the allocation of power to the heartland and the creation of a dependency relationship they co-exist. Growth process that is self-sustaining good physical qualities.
