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This essay focuses on 'Canadian Geographer', an academic journal published by the Canadian Association of Geographers. According to the paper, this journal has a relatively broad and inclusive mandate with respect to its publication policy, as it publishes scholarly writings from a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches that may be of interest to geographers and those scholars conducting research in overlapping areas with geography. Additionally, the paper focuses in particular on the five year period from Summer 2001 to Spring 2006.

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"Academic Journals Exercise in Geography: A Critical Examination of Canadian Geographer Across a Five Year Period of Publication To the Client: As you know, the guidelines indicate that the five research articles from one journal should be "on five (5) years of its contents". Howver, the articles supplied spanned 10 years of Canadian Geographer, with only 4 being within any five year span. Thus, I found another article of my own from within this time span 2001-2006, while having to exclude three of your articles (2 of which were..."

Tags:geography, canadian, journal

Abstract
This paper reviews the "Canadian Geographer," which is an academic journal published by the Canadian Association of Geographers. It focuses in particular on the five year period from Summer 2001 to Spring 2006. The paper begins with a general discussion of the design of "Canadian Geographer" and its articles over this period. It then analyzes, in detail, five articles chosen from within this time frame.

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General Overview
Article Analysis

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"Of the five articles explored in detail here, Bronson's and Noble's "Measuring the Effectiveness of Park Canada's Environmental Management System" would have perhaps the most limited audience base in that, it may be argued, geographers and environmentalists would be those readers primarily interested in its quantitative case study of the environmental support aspects of park operations in Riding Mountain National Park. This article's assessment of the effectiveness of the environmental management system of one Canadian National Park is, of the five articles discussed here, the one that seems most reflective of the popular limited conception of geography as a discipline."

Tags:environmentalists, publication, design

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The paper reviews and assesses an article appearing in Canadian Geographic; specifically, this review evaluates Steven Fick's article, "shape-shifting". The paper discusses the structure of the article, its negative elements and strengths, its key sources of information and what expertise the author draws upon to substantiate his claims. Lastly, the paper looks briefly at whether or not the article targets a specific constituency and favours a particular understanding of the geographic region - the Canadian Shield - under discussion. The paper concludes that Fick pens an article that is well-written, clearly-organized and bolstered by the contributions of some leading authorities; at the same time, though, he fails to elaborate on some items that arise in the paper which, if explored in further depth, might have increased the viewer's interest in his subject matter. Nonetheless, the paper asserts that the article is exceedingly well-written and worth a closer look.

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"The following paper will review and assess an article appearing in Canadian Geographic; specifically, this review evaluates Steven Fick's article, "shape-shifting". The ensuing pages will discuss the structure of the article, its negative elements and strengths, its key sources of information and what expertise the author draws upon to substantiate his claims. Lastly, the paper looks briefly at whether or not the article targets a specific constituency and favours a particular understanding of the geographic region - the Canadian Shield - under discussion. All told, Fick pens an article that is well-written, clearly-organized and bolstered..."

Tags:critical, review, geographic

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Upon initial review, the task of comparing and contrasting the formulation of African Canadian identity in Dionne Brand's No Language is Neutral and George Elliott Clarke's Whylah Falls is undeniably challenging. In the works of both poets the representation of what it means to be African Canadian is extraordinarily disparate and complex. In this analysis, as this essay will argue, the common theme which defines both poets' representation of African Canadian identity is that of "exile". As will be seen, both writers are, to a remarkable degree, poets of place. As suggested in the epigraph from Brand above, it is through geographic and metaphoric "place" that one defines oneself. From this perspective, to be "African Canadian" for each poet is to "make sense" through multiple places, with an identity that resists easy reduction to essentialist models and, instead, is defined by diversity and multiple origins.

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The Formulation of African Canadian Identity in No Language is Neutral and Whylah Falls "this is where you make sense" (Brand "Hard Against the Soul" 4) Upon initial review, the task of comparing and contrasting the formulation of African Canadian identity in Dionne Brand's No Language is Neutral and George Elliott Clarke's Whylah Falls is undeniably challenging. In the works of both poets the representation of what it means to be African Canadian is extraordinarily disparate and complex. In this analysis, as this essay will argue, the common theme which defines both poets'

Tags:canada, african, literature

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The paper begins by briefly detailing the major geographic regions of Canada and then moves onward to discuss how the rugged topography and geographic features of Eastern Canada cut off maritime settlers from the rest of Canada and made them more likely to share cultural and social characteristics with Northeastern Americans than with their brethren in other parts of the Dominion. Finally, the paper looks at how different resource endowments in different parts of Canada -the great agricultural potential of Southern Ontario, for instance, versus the absence of such in the Maritimes (along with the absence of the same flat, accessible terrain) - have been held out by some scholars as the reasons for why some areas of the Dominion flourished economically while others did not. In the end, the paper concludes that whatever thesis or theory one supports, no one can deny that geography is a good starting-point for understanding Canadian regionalism.

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"The following paper will look at how understanding Canada's physical geography is key to understanding Canadian regionalism. The paper begins by briefly detailing the major geographic regions of Canada and then moves onward to discuss how the rugged topography and geographic features of Eastern Canada cut off maritime settlers from the rest of Canada and made them more likely to share cultural and social characteristics with Northeastern Americans than with their brethren in other parts of the Dominion. Finally, the paper looks at how different resource endowments in different parts of Canada -the great agricultural potential of Southern..."

Tags:geography, canada, regionalism

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This study of the Canadian automobile industry reveals how this industry reflects, in many ways, the complex contradictions of economic development of Canada. While the automobile industry is one of Canada's major industries in terms of revenues and employees, it is not only geographically concentrated in Ontario (and, to a lesser extent, Quebec), but it is also almost entirely dependent upon and external market: the United States. The paper goes on to discuss how much like the Canadian economy as a whole, the Canadian automobile industry developed in a state of dynamic tension with the economic and political forces shaping the economic giant to the south. "

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This paper explains that much French-Canadian literature, especially the more early forms, had geographic themes; even when many of the writers began moving into the cities, they used their new environment as a foundation for their works. The author points out, that Albert Laberge wrote about rural life, but in a negative fashion, contrary to most literary artists of his time; where previous rural novels included idyllic characters and surroundings in an environment of socio-moral ascension, Laberge saw humans as snared in a world of misery and mediocrity, leading to moral and social decay. This paper relates that, in the last few decades, French-Canadian literature has become globalized with the inclusion of ethnic writers immigrating from Italy, Haiti, and China.

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"Patrice Lacombe wrote Paternal Ground in 1846, the very first "novel of the ground", as it later was called. This theme of the strong relationship with the land dominated French Canadian literature for nearly a century. Lacombe's work relates the despondency of a rural family following their youngest son's decision to leave home to travel abroad. The older son tries to keep the farm going, but loses it through bad business decisions. The father tries to work in the city, but is desolate. Fortunately, the young son returns with enough money to buy new land, and the family is safe once again."

Tags:multiculturalism, rural, immigration, land, explorers

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The paper relates that economic geography is concerned with the spatial distribution of economic activity and how to explain that distribution. The paper discusses how such a distribution may or may not be efficient or equitable, and it is also likely to change over time, to have developed from what existed in the past and to be developing toward a changed future. The paper shows how the trade regime in Canada can be analyzed in this way just as can that of any other geographic region.

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"Economic geography is concerned with the spatial distribution of economic activity and how to explain that distribution. Such a distribution may or may not be efficient or equitable. It is also likely to change over time, to have developed from what existed in the past and to be developing toward a changed future (Arnott and Wrigley 1). The editors of "The Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography" can be cited on the subject, for they state that economic geography is "preoccupied with the geographical scope and scale of economies in the context of economic change, the driving forces behind those changes, and the role of localities in global economic..."

Tags:canada, trade, policy

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Although Canada has universal medicare, differences exist in the quality and access to care for different people. There are many societal, cultural and geographic factors that influence access to health care in Canada. This problem is getting worse because of the impact of cost-cutting measures on the Canadian health care system. The more that the Canadian government becomes preoccupied with cutting the deficit, the more that unequal access to health care becomes a reality.

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In Canada, data is not routinely collected regarding the relationship between crime and ethnicity in cases of homicide, nor is it collected with regard to other crimes except when an individual is classified as having an "Aboriginal identifier" (Sacco & Kennedy, 2008, p. 94). Instead, the Solicitor General of Canada releases data on crime statistics with regard to gender and age for various geographic locations across the country.

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Running Head: CRIME AND RACE The Canadian Government, Crime Reporting, and Race: Race should not be a Factor in Canadian Crime Data Reporting By Student's Name Student Number Course Name and Number Name of TA Name of University Canadian Government's Policy on Collection of Race-Crime Statistics

Tags:crime, canada, reporting