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INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geography
DEF

An area or a region in which are centrered the activities that are vital to the industrial economy of a province, a state or a country.

OBS

heartland: The part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.

OBS

Southern Ontario is considered the "industrial heartland" of Canada because of the important industries located around the Great Lakes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie économique
DEF

Territoire ou région dans laquelle sont localisées les activités industrielles essentielles à la survie économique d'une province, d'un État ou d'un pays.

OBS

La région industrielle très peuplée du Sud de l'Ontario dont l'influence économique se fait sentir partout au Canada est communément appelée le «centre industriel» du pays.

Spanish

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