Geography 2010A/B Chapter : Geo Notes
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Qc has the second highest economic output and population size in the country. The st. lawrence river opened north america to french settlement, exploration, and the fur trade. The lowlands along the shores of the river are the birthplace of the french presence in north america. Nunavik is the homeland of the inuit of northern qc and a semi-autonomous political region within that province. Eeyou istchee was created in 2007 as a political unit equivalent to a qc regional county municipality and administered by the cree regional authority. It consists of cree lands defined following the james bay and northern qc agreement. The national holiday of qc is june 24. Lawrence is today an essential part of north america"s transportation system. The lachine and welland canals allowed ships to reach the great lakes. After wwii, larger ships were created, but the water was not deep enough and the solution to this was the st. lawrence seaway.