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| List of Figures | |
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| List of Tables | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Regions of Canada | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Geography as a Discipline | |
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| The Nature of Regions | |
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| The Nature of Regional Geography | |
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| Canada's Geographic Regions | |
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| The Dynamic Nature of Regions | |
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| Economic Integration | |
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| A Spatial Framework: The Core/Periphery Model | |
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| Canada and the Core/Periphery Model | |
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| Regional Profiles | |
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| Understanding Canada's Regions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Canada's Physical Base | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Physical Variations within Canada | |
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| The Nature of Landforms | |
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| Physiographic Regions | |
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| The Impact of Physiography on Human Activity | |
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| Geographic Location | |
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| Climate | |
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| Climatic Zones | |
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| Permafrost | |
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| Human Impacts on the Natural Environment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Canada's Historical Geography | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The First People | |
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| The Second People | |
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| The Territorial Evolution of Canada | |
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| The Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Faultline | |
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| The Centralist/Decentralist Faultline | |
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| The French/English Faultline | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Canada's Human Face | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Economic and Social Change | |
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| Canada's Population | |
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| Population by Geographic Region | |
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| Urban Population | |
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| Population Change | |
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| Age and Sex Structure | |
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| Population Trends and Canadian Society | |
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| Canada's Labour Force | |
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| Domestic and Export Markets | |
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| Population Trends and Canada's Faultlines | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Ontario | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Ontario within Canada | |
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| Ontario's Physical Geography | |
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| Ontario's Historical Geography | |
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| Ontario Today | |
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| Southern Ontario | |
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| Key Topic: The Automobile Industry | |
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| Northern Ontario | |
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| Ontario's Urban Geography | |
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| Ontario's Future | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Quebec | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Quebec within Canada | |
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| Quebec's Physical Geography | |
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| Quebec's Historical Geography | |
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| Quebec Today | |
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| Quebec's Economy | |
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| Southern Quebec | |
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| Key Topic: Hydro-Quebec | |
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| Northern Quebec | |
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| Quebec's Urban Geography | |
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| Quebec's Future | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| British Columbia | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| British Columbia within Canada | |
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| British Columbia's Physical Geography | |
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| British Columbia's Historical Geography | |
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| British Columbia Today | |
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| British Columbia's Wealth | |
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| Key Topic: Forestry | |
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| British Columbia's Urban Geography | |
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| British Columbia's Future | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Western Canada | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Western Canada within Canada | |
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| Western Canada's Physical Geography | |
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| Western Canada's Historical Geography | |
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| Western Canada Today | |
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| Key Topic: Transition | |
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| Western Canada's Resource Base | |
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| Western Canada's Urban Geography | |
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| Western Canada's Future | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Atlantic Canada | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Atlantic Canada within Canada | |
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| Atlantic Canada's Physical Geography | |
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| Atlantic Canada's Historical Geography | |
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| Atlantic Canada Today | |
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| Key Topic: The Fishing Industry | |
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| Atlantic Canada's Land Wealth | |
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| Atlantic Canada's Urban Geography | |
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| Atlantic Canada's Future | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| The Territorial North | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Territorial North within Canada | |
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| The Territorial North's Physical Geography | |
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| The Territorial North's Historical Geography | |
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| The Territorial North Today | |
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| Resource Development in the Territorial North | |
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| Key Topic: Megaprojects | |
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| The Territorial North's Future | |
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| Summary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Canada: A Country of Regions | |
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| Overview | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Regional Character | |
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| The Core/Periphery Model | |
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| Canada's Faultlines | |
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| The Last Century: An Overview | |
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| The Twenty-first Century | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Index | |