Geography 2010A/B Chapter Notes -Milk Marketing Board, Primary Sector Of The Economy, Urban Sprawl
25 Nov 2012
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North america has depended on the secondary sector for its prosperity. As factories become obsolete or need to be replaced, manufacturing activities are moved offshore. The primary sector is involved in agriculture, forestry, hunting, trapping, and natural resources. Ontario"s agriculture: it is an example of ontario"s primary sector industries. Canada has very limited amount of agricultural land less than 10% of canada"s total area is suitable for agriculture. The best agricultural land is found in s. on. The prairies have the best soil, but the best agricultural land (includes climate) is found in s. on. Less than 7% of canada"s land is on farms. Less than 5% of canada"s land is improved this means that less than 5% of land is worth investing in for improvements (ex. drainage to get rid of excess water). There are critical limits to agricultural activity in canada, and these include terrain (canadian shield), permafrost, 1750 growing days, and moisture deficit.
