Essay Archive - The Relevancy of the Heartland - Hinterland Distinction in Canada's Economic Geography
The Relevancy of the Heartland - Hinterland Distinction in Canada's Economic
Geography
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 ‘hinterla....
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