COURSE DETAIL

INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOGRAPHY OF CANADA
Country
CANADA
Host Institution
University of British Columbia
Program(s)
University of British Columbia
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography
UCEAP Course Number
105
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOGRAPHY OF CANADA
UCEAP Transcript Title
GEOGRAPHY CANADA
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course explores the relationship between the physical base of Canada and its human geography. It examines regionalism, focusing on the causes for, and consequences of, regional variations in the economic, political, and social composition of Canada. Topics include: the nature of Canadian federalism; Indigenous peoples and Canada; growing cultural diversity; patters of resource extraction; manufacturing and service economics; core-periphery relations; urbanization; Canada in the global economy.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
290
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOGRAPHY OF CANADA
Host Institution Campus
UBC-Vancouver
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Geography
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