Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that typically, Toronto and the surrounding area are not the first places to come to mind when one is considering the major global hubs throughout the world. Yet, that writer points out that because of its unique location astride the border of two sizeable nations, the United States and Canada, Toronto is certainly a global paradox of both small town mentality and cosmopolitan enterprise. The writer maintains that one primary reason Toronto has evolved into an international crossroads of sort is that from the outset its development was not impaired by any natural barriers that would have prevented early forms of commerce and transportation. The writer concludes that it is clear that, geographically speaking, Toronto is a global region to which its current social, political, and cultural apparatus is presently enhancing. The writer uses several tables and images in this paper to support the information provided.


Outline:
Overview
Economic
Urban
Social
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Clearly, Toronto's geography has facilitated its global stature as a regional centre of commerce as well as immigration."
"Toronto's population is very urban in nature. One attribute of urban, as well as suburban life is transportation and the character a city's transportation habits adopt. Toronto's population is very dependent on all facets of transportation, public and private but especially on individual transportation solutions."

Tags:town, development, commerce, region

Abstract
In this article, the writer looks at Toronto's burgeoning bio-tech industry. In particular, the writer focuses on where these companies are located, what they are and what they look like and where they rank internationally. Further, the writer concentrates on Affinium Pharmaceuticals due to its work in the field of medicine.

From the Paper
"The paper will also focus particular attention upon Affinium Pharmaceuticals because of its path-breaking work in developing anti-infective medicines and because of its close ties to the University of Toronto. Ultimately, the paper will reveal a great deal about Toronto's bio-tech sector as well as illustrating Toronto's growing profile among the bio-technology centers of North America.

Tags:bio, tech, Toronto, geography

Abstract
The book and the two articles chosen for review were selected as they represent critical "bookends" in the field of Canadian urban geography during the formative period in which immigration transformed physical and social landscapes of Canada's cities. As this review demonstrates, while Donald Kerr's and Jacob Spelt's "The Changing Face of Toronto: A Study in Urban Geography" explores the geography of Toronto as both a "natural" and a human construct, articles by Carlos Teixeira and Gilles Lavigne on how Portuguese immigration has shaped residential neighbourhoods in Montreal and Toronto focus on the human element in the shaping of space.

Tags:geography, canadian, urban

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses spatial mismatch and explores to what extent Toronto's poorest residents are concentrated in one place, while the job opportunities are concentrated elsewhere. The writer compares what Toronto appears to be presently doing - or is looking at doing in the near future vis-a-vis transportation geography planning and what it should be doing. The writer concludes that Toronto should be devoting less time to a proposed Spadina Subway expansion and more time to a complex network of BRTs and LRTs that will actually cost less money in the long run.

From the Paper
"To do all of this, of course, it is vital that time be set aside to looking at distinguished studies which explore spatial mismatch in large urban centers. A recent article by Karen Chapple is precisely one such source and the following paper will offer a critical analysis of her work as well as assessing what it means for transportation geography/planning in Canada's largest city."

Tags:transportation, geography, Toronto

Abstract
The paper discusses how Toronto and the surrounding areas are not the first places to come to mind when one is considering the major global hubs throughout the world. The paper posits that it certainly is not on a par, geographically or otherwise, with Hong Kong and its series of port services that form the gateway into Mainland China, nor is it awarded New York's cachet as the epicentre of financial, media, and literary enterprise.

Tags:geography, toronto, maps

Abstract
The paper relates that Toronto is a huge, sprawling, constantly growing city in south-central Ontario and explains why defining Toronto's edge is quite difficult. The paper discusses how Toronto is the largest city in Canada and is the fifth most highly populated municipality in all of North America. The paper relates that the city is part of a densely populated area called the Golden Horseshoe, in which some 8 million people reside.

From the Paper
"Toronto is a huge, sprawling, constantly growing city in south-central Ontario. First established in 1793 as the town of York, the city now constitutes the centre of a much larger area, referred to as the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). This contributes to the fact that defining Toronto's edge is quite difficult. In general, Toronto is the largest city in Canada. Indeed, with more than 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most highly populated municipality in all of North America. The city is part of a densely populated area called the Golden Horseshoe, in which..."

Tags:toronto, edge, geography

Abstract
This marketing geography paper addresses two different retail developments in Toronto: (1) Commerce Court, and (2) Danforth Avenue. The author reports visits to each site and estimations of customer density based on 15 minute point observations. The paper describes Commerce Court as a convenience-oriented planned retail area catering to locally employed consumers and the Danforth Avenue as a surface, neighborhood retail area encouraged by local residential areas, specialty shops and restaurants, which also draw leisure consumers from other areas.

From the Paper
"Ken Jones (2004) noted retailing as a major component of the Canadian economy (p. 185). In the next pages, two very different Toronto retail areas provide a sense of how successful retail areas are geared to expected, often particular, clienteles. North American research has shown the great importance of the shopping environment to customer tastes and encouragement given to different kinds of retail ventures (Walmsley & Lewis, 1993, p. 159). "

Tags:toronto, commerce, danforth

Abstract
This paper compares two Toronto (Ontario) retail areas in relation to location, accessibility, market orientation, degree of specialty, design, composition, and environmental control.

From the Paper
"This paper assessed two retail locations in the Toronto, Ontario area comparatively within a marketing geography framework. The two retail locations are as follows: o An ancillary system located at the intersection of Bay Street and Bloor Street West in the upscale area of midtown Toronto, o A retail strip located on Danforth Avenue west of Carlaw Avenue in the Danforth Greektown neighbourhood in Central East Toronto. Comparisons of the two retail locations are in relation..."

Tags:Retail, geography, Toronto

Abstract
The paper relates that a region of the size and diversity of the Greater Toronto Area will experience challenges and conflicts in proportion to that level of complexity. The paper briefly looks at the foundational issues of dealing with these challenges, which consists of defining the scope and nature of this important region, and concluding with an overview of what some of its most important priorities and challenges will be in the years ahead.

From the Paper
"The Greater Toronto Area (or GTA) had a population of more than 5.5 million people as of the 2006 Census report, making this region the most populous metropolitan conglomeration in the nation. It is also one of the nation's fast-growing areas, with an estimated net population increase of approximately 80,000 per year, or roughly 1.7 million by the year 2030 ("Population Forecast and Growth Rate," para. 1). Consisting of the City of Toronto and the adjacent regional municipalities of Peel, York, Durham, and Halton (in decreasing order of population), it stretches over an area..."

Tags:geography, planning, toronto

Abstract
The following assignment is for a fourth year geography assignment. The topic is Chinese spring rolls. The assignment requested the student to determine where in Toronto the ingredients for spring rolls came from. This assignment was completed by going to the grocery store and reading the ingredients on the packages. The companies were then looked up on the Internet. "

From the Paper
"Although Chinese spring rolls originated in China they have migrated throughout the world. This means that one can obtain the necessary ingredients to make Chinese spring rolls in Toronto. The fact that the spring rolls are not made in China and the fact that most of the ingredients are fairly common, means that it is possible to obtain the necessary ingredients in most Toronto grocery stores. The grocery stores obtain their ingredients from their parent companies, which often use local suppliers. This makes sense especially when many of the ingredients are perishable and would not survive the long trip to the supermarket."

Tags:toronto, spring, roll