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50% of the Canadian population lives in these counties

50% of the Canadian population lives in these counties | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From www.reddit.com - March 25, 2017 7:25 AM

"I was inspired by 50% of the U.S. lives in these counties. map. I was wondering what the equivalent map for Canada would look like. I couldn't find one, so I created my own."

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Ivan Ius's curator insight, March 23, 2017 5:35 PM
Geographic Thinking Concepts: Spatial Significance, Patterns and Trends, Geographic Perspective
Kelsey McIntosh's curator insight, January 25, 2018 7:38 PM
This post is particularly interesting because it shows just how the population is impacted by the geography of the land. Like most civilizations, fifty percent of Canada's population is centered around waterways, an excellent resource for trade and communication to the bordering nation. 
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Anyone who wants to be president needs to understand these 5 maps

Anyone who wants to be president needs to understand these 5 maps | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From www.businessinsider.com - May 11, 2016 9:42 AM
Parag Khanna argues that these five maps are critical to understand the world we live in.

 

Maps shape how we see the world.  But most of the maps hanging on our walls are dangerously incomplete because they emphasize political borders rather than functional connections.

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David Stiger's curator insight, September 6, 2018 9:51 PM
It is highly doubtful President Trump read anything remotely similar to this piece. The maps fully embrace the brave new world of globalized trade, politics, and cooperation - something that is at odds with "America first" chants for isolation. China appears to be ready to take the lead in this new globalized order as it focuses on massive multi-continental infrastructure projects to increase its trading capabilities. It's also interesting to think of Canada as a greater potential partner than before because of all the various connections via transportation and communication. Canada could produce a majority of our food supply as climate change dries the world over. This article is clearly saying that geopolitical change is coming and that the leadership of the U.S. would be wise to have a plan. The only part of this article that raised eyebrows was the reorganization of the United States from 50 states to 7 regions with each region centered around a major city. Essentially it sounds like seven colossal states. The idea has potential but our adversaries, like Russia, also want to see the U.S. break apart into several regions; divide and conquer is a time tested strategy. 
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Why Almost Nobody Lives In Most Of Canada

Why Almost Nobody Lives In Most Of Canada | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From www.huffingtonpost.ca - October 28, 2014 8:10 AM

"Canada: land-wise, it's one of the world's biggest countries, but population-wise, it's anything but.The map comes from the Government of Canada's 'Plant Hardiness Site,' which contains images showing 'Extreme Minimum Temperature Zones' throughout the Great White North."


Tags: Canada, map, North America, weather and climate.

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Alex Vielman's curator insight, September 21, 2015 11:46 PM

It really isn't much of a shock that one of the world's biggest countries, Canada, does not have a large population. The obvious reason is because the temperatures reach extremely low. Not a lot of people live in Northern Quebec, Yukon, or Nunavut. Its interesting to think that a country so big has mostly all its population in cities along the border line of Canada and the U.S. One of the thoughts that comes to mind is how, Canada has all this 'empty' territory, with little to no activity happening in certain areas, is this land really Canada's to claim? We hear people always talking about the touristic areas like Niagara Falls or Toronto, but what makes places like Nuvavut, Canada? Its almost like if half of Canada is actually Canada. 

Overall, it is completely understandable that no one will want to live in extreme cold temperatures but it would be interesting to learn more about these Canadian States. 
James Piccolino's curator insight, January 31, 2018 6:28 PM
I almost feel bad about complaining of the temperatures here in Rhode Island. I also have to call attention to the fact that the article calls -26 degrees bearable! I always figured the image of roaming moose and deep snow all over the place was just a bit of a stereotype of a vast geographically diverse country. After seeing this map, I can say that I believe it for the most part now.  
tyrone perry's curator insight, February 4, 2018 8:52 AM
I feel a lot of people look at Canada and think that it is this enormous country with a huge population, but they don't realize how much of the country is inhabitable.  Vegetation is important to live.  Canada has many extreme cold temperature zones.  these zones range from 3.9c to 56.7c.  The higher it goes the less inhabitable it gets.  I myself never realized how cold it was in the lower part of Canada.  That's way to cold for me. 
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Nine Nations of North America, 30 Years Later

Nine Nations of North America, 30 Years Later | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From www.nytimes.com - December 19, 2016 3:27 AM

"Back in the ’70s, almost a hundred reporters around the country – Washington Post bureau chiefs, rovers, freelancers and me, their desk-bound editor – were trying to get our arms around how North America worked, really. Not how it should work. But how it did work. Forget those nice neat rectangles in the middle of the U.S. Let’s be real: The mountains of western Colorado are totally alien from the wheat fields of eastern Colorado. And Miami is part not of Florida, but its own watery Caribbean realm. And what a terrible idea is 'California.' It behaves as if it covers three warring civilizations. The result was my 1981 book, 'The Nine Nations of North America.' The reader reaction was astonishing. This map – drawn to anticipate the news – revealed something much deeper. It turned out to be a map of culture and values, which have nothing to do with our perversely drawn state and national boundaries."


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GTANSW & ACT's curator insight, December 17, 2016 11:56 PM

An interesting look at settlement patterns in the USA if using this to compare with spatial patterns in Australia. A deeper examination will reveal reasons for differences in settlement patterns between the two nations. 

 

Syllabus

Students investigate differences in urban settlement patterns between Australia and another country, for example: 

  • examination of urban settlements to determine patterns of concentration 
  • explanation of factors influencing urban concentration eg climate and topography, transportation networks, land use or perceptions of liveability
  • assessment of the consequences of urban concentrations on the characteristics, liveability and sustainability of places

Geoworld 9 NSW

Chapter 7: Urban settlement patterns Australia and the USA

7.1 Population concentrated near coasts

7.2 Urbanisation of indigenous populations

7.3 Is Australia a nation of tribes?

7.4 Nature in control

7.5 Coastal colonial cities and ports

7.6 USA: Settlement, geography and history

7.7 Large cities: Contrasting patterns

7.8 Sprawling suburbs: similar patterns

7.9 Consequences of urban concentration 

Geothink Activities 3 and  4. 
Kelsey McIntosh's curator insight, January 25, 2018 7:46 PM
Because of its sheer size and perfect geographical location, America is nearly impossible to place into specific regions.   This map, however, shows much more about the country than the typical regions named after the cardinal directions. By categorizing the country that way there are assumptions made about culture. In this map, I see that as well, but it has divided states which can ( and should) be categorized as more than one region. 
tyrone perry's curator insight, February 7, 2018 10:49 PM
This article is fascinating how the author depicts the nine nations from then till now.  most things are perceived relatively the same thru out the course of time.  the map definitely shows how the nine nations are completely different from each other and what they are known for.  even to this day we look at them no different now.  no matter how many times people move they adapt to that area and that area stays the same.
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Half of Canada’s population

Half of Canada’s population | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com - November 23, 2015 5:00 PM

"Half of Canada’s 33.5 million people live in the red part, the other in the yellow. More population divided maps (Source: reddit.com)"

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JeanneSilvey's curator insight, November 17, 2015 10:09 AM

A great illustration of population concentration and high density in Urban centers. 4.6 million of the remaining 17 million (approx.) live in British Columbia.

 
Gene Gagne's curator insight, November 17, 2015 11:41 AM

First economically for trade routes you have the St. Lawrence river which was originally the most influential route for French explorers. You have Toronto the Canada's financial center which forms the core of the "Golden Horseshoe" region, which wraps around the western end of Lake Ontario, population wise a quarter of Canada's population lives here.  Politically it makes sense that government would be set up in that area because of the population in that area.  Which population leads to the social aspect because all activities of night life, restaurants, businesses, entertainment, malls, etc. are located in this area.  And lastly, it makes easy access for United States and Canada to exchange tourism and jobs and goods.
Corey Rogers's curator insight, December 13, 2018 1:49 PM
It's crazy to think how big Canada is and yet the majority of the population lives right on the border. Canada is almost in the Arctic Circle so most of the time you're going to have frigid temperatures and inhabitable land so its going to push people closer to the equator. 
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