From east to west

From east to west

1. Canadian Shield

   • acted as a barrier to settlement
     • thinly populated until 19th century
       • trans-continental railway lines were built
         • attracts European immigrants with fertile lands
           • acted as supply posts for the new farmers
             • export point for the grain and cattle

2. City of Calgary

   • benefits from Rocky Mountains that the railway could be built through
     • city grew steadily
       • important centre for the wheat and oil industrie
         • attracts e-commerce and electronics companies
           • attracts tourists

3. Vancouver

   • Canada´s main port handling 75 millions tons of cargo a year
   • also fastest growing city
     • it processes and exports much of the ressources of British Columbia
       • food processes and timber products
         • has very good links with China, Japan and South Korea

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