British Columbia Paper
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
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By
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Shylah Brown
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100382120
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GG250: Canada
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Dr. Marinel Mandres
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Laurier Brantford
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Geography and Contemporary Studies
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March 16, 2012
Introduction: The most westerly province in Canada is British Columbia (B.C), which is displayed in figure 1 below. In earlier times the province had an extreme “britishness” which indicated its name, of which was originated with Queen Victoria and was officially declared in 1958 (Kimmel 54). It is the third largest province after Ontario and Quebec, with a mountainous area of 947 800km2 according to BC stats. It is characterized by high, snow covered mountains rising above narrow inlets and broad forested uplands of the central interior and the plains of the northeast. This land area holds a provincial population of 4,573,321 according to BC Stats in 2011. Most of the population is mainly clustered in the southwestern corner of the province. The physical and human geography features of British Columbia will be presented more in depth through out the rest of this research report. Figure 1
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www.canadianstudies.ca www.canadianstudies.ca Physical Landscape
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Figure [ 2 ] There are two major regions in British
BRITISH COLUMBIA
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By
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Shylah Brown
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100382120
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GG250: Canada
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Dr. Marinel Mandres
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Laurier Brantford
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Geography and Contemporary Studies
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March 16, 2012
Introduction: The most westerly province in Canada is British Columbia (B.C), which is displayed in figure 1 below. In earlier times the province had an extreme “britishness” which indicated its name, of which was originated with Queen Victoria and was officially declared in 1958 (Kimmel 54). It is the third largest province after Ontario and Quebec, with a mountainous area of 947 800km2 according to BC stats. It is characterized by high, snow covered mountains rising above narrow inlets and broad forested uplands of the central interior and the plains of the northeast. This land area holds a provincial population of 4,573,321 according to BC Stats in 2011. Most of the population is mainly clustered in the southwestern corner of the province. The physical and human geography features of British Columbia will be presented more in depth through out the rest of this research report. Figure 1
Figure 1
www.canadianstudies.ca www.canadianstudies.ca Physical Landscape
Figure 3
Figure 3
Figure [ 2 ]
Figure [ 2 ] There are two major regions in British
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