Geography of global economic systems, geog. 2305

The importance of wheat in Canada

Overview/Abstract

This assignment involves writing a 2-page essay examining the impact of the use of pesticides and fertilizers in the Prairie ecozone for a 2^nd year economic geography course. The students use the E-STAT database as the prime source of information, generating graphs, tables and maps to provide the background information for this essay. This assignment draws on three different E-STAT databases: CANSIM data on crops and farm receipts, environmental data by ecozone, and data on crops and use of agricultural chemicals from the Census of Agriculture.

Prof. Roger Roberge, (rroberge@uottawa.ca)
Geography Department, University of Ottawa
Simard Hall
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5

Course outline

The geography of economic systems with focus on factors influencing the location of economic activities, regional growth and urban geography.
(extracted from the University of Ottawa calendar)

Instructor's guide

Student assignment