Geography 2010A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Davis Strait, Tungsten, World Economy
15 Apr 2016
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2 groups of indig ppl inuit and indians (dened) European exploraion: in 1576, frobisher reached bain island -looking for route to asia. Inuit died from disease -community named ater him change to iqaluit in 1987. Many explorers coninued to search for nw passage. Whaling: in 1800s-european whalers set sail from davis strait and bain bay. Aric fox pelt demand in europe in 1900s trading post. In 1960s relocaion of aboriginals to protect and to beter provide services (concentraion) Negaive impacts: loss of tradiion, changed diet, poverty and unemployment. Britain declared ownership of this land -majority given to hbc in 1670. Unil ww2, otawa generally ignored the land leaving the inuit and dene to trade fur and live of land. Ater the war the north served as a bufer zone between na and soviet union. Radar staions places along 70*n line -to detect soviet bombers.
