ENVSOCTY 2OC3 LECTURES 1 & 2
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Why is Canada best understood from a regional perspective? - ANS Canada is a "country of
regions" and this is part of the national psyche
What are Regions? - ANS Designated by core physical and human characteristics that divide a
large spatial unit into a series of regions
What are Canada's six geographic regions? - ANS Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Western Canada,
British Columbia, Territorial North
Why does Canada have six regions? - ANS - Manageable number: balances
territorial/province population size and economic importance
- Reflect distinctive physical features, natural resources, and economic activities
- Reflect political structure
- Use of statistical data
- Regional identity and regional disputes
- Regional economic strengths and cultural presence are revealed
What distinguishes a region? - ANS Geographic location
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, Regional conciousness
Historical development
Population size
Economic strength
What is regional consciousness? - ANS Looking at similar ways in how people think; tendency
for general population to vote and think similarly, but not universally
What is meant by a region's "Economic strength"? - ANS The economy of each region
revolves around a specific economic anchor
What has the shift in population distribution across Canada been between 1871 to 2016? -
ANS People are redistributing to the West from Central regions and the Atlantic
How is the West an economic driver of the country? - ANS The West is an economic driver of
the conuntry as it holds 24.7% of the GDP but only 18.5% of the population
What is the order of regions from most to least populated as of 2016? - ANS Ontario (13-
14M), Quebec (8M), Western Canada (6-7M), B.C (4-5M), Atlantic (2-3M), Territorial North
(~100,000)
What is the total population of Canada as of 2019? - ANS Around 36-38 Million
What is a Faultline? - ANS A geological metaphor applied to social, economic, and political
cracks that divide regions and threaten to destabilse Canada
Who was the person to apply the term to Canada and when? - ANS Columnist Jeffrey
Simpson, 1993
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Why is Canada best understood from a regional perspective? - ANS Canada is a "country of
regions" and this is part of the national psyche
What are Regions? - ANS Designated by core physical and human characteristics that divide a
large spatial unit into a series of regions
What are Canada's six geographic regions? - ANS Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Western Canada,
British Columbia, Territorial North
Why does Canada have six regions? - ANS - Manageable number: balances
territorial/province population size and economic importance
- Reflect distinctive physical features, natural resources, and economic activities
- Reflect political structure
- Use of statistical data
- Regional identity and regional disputes
- Regional economic strengths and cultural presence are revealed
What distinguishes a region? - ANS Geographic location
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, Regional conciousness
Historical development
Population size
Economic strength
What is regional consciousness? - ANS Looking at similar ways in how people think; tendency
for general population to vote and think similarly, but not universally
What is meant by a region's "Economic strength"? - ANS The economy of each region
revolves around a specific economic anchor
What has the shift in population distribution across Canada been between 1871 to 2016? -
ANS People are redistributing to the West from Central regions and the Atlantic
How is the West an economic driver of the country? - ANS The West is an economic driver of
the conuntry as it holds 24.7% of the GDP but only 18.5% of the population
What is the order of regions from most to least populated as of 2016? - ANS Ontario (13-
14M), Quebec (8M), Western Canada (6-7M), B.C (4-5M), Atlantic (2-3M), Territorial North
(~100,000)
What is the total population of Canada as of 2019? - ANS Around 36-38 Million
What is a Faultline? - ANS A geological metaphor applied to social, economic, and political
cracks that divide regions and threaten to destabilse Canada
Who was the person to apply the term to Canada and when? - ANS Columnist Jeffrey
Simpson, 1993
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