The relevancy of the heartland - hinterland distinction in Canada's economic geography
Title: The relevancy of the heartland - hinterland distinction in Canada's economic geography
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 1125 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
The relevancy of the heartland - hinterland distinction in Canada's economic geography
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 1125 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Until the early 20th century, Canada was primarily an agricultural nation. Since then it has become one of the most highly industrialized countries in the world as a direct result of the development of the 'heartland'. To a large extent the manufacturing industries present in the heartland are supplied with raw materials produced by the agricultural, mining, forestry, and fishing sectors of the Canadian economy, a region known as the 'hinterland'. The 'heartland-hinterland' concept in
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scattered population and a limited innovative capacity. Despite the interdependency of these two regions, they are nonetheless separated by both economic and physical factors, thereby preventing the union of a common region. Therefore, there is an unquestionable 'heartland-hinterland' distinction present in Canada in terms of its economic geography.
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