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Urbanization and Industrialization

Identify the three or four biggest changes to Canadians' collective identities as a result of increased urbanization and industrialization between the 1870-1900 period and now.


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Title: A Sense of Place
Host: Archives Society of Alberta
Description: This website contains a virtual exhibit of archival records from a variety of communities throughout Alberta.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down and click on the underlined headings to view images and access information.
URL: http://www.archivesalberta.org/place/place.htm

 

Title: The Canadian Atlas Online
Host: The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Description: This website contains an interactive atlas that allows users to explore different aspects of our nation, geography and people.
Navigation Tips: Click on a topic in the left-hand-side menu to access information.
Note: Click on How to use this site in the left-hand-side menu for a tutorial.
URL: http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/intro.aspx?lang=En

 

Title: Historical Maps of Canada
Host: The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Description: This website contains a collection of maps from 1700 to 1999.
Navigation Tips: Click on the years on the time line to access maps and text. Point the cursor at the highlighted words within the text to access information.
URL:

http://web.ncf.ca/ex591/CG/1825.html

 

Title: Mapping
Host: Canadian Geographic
Description:

This website contains a variety of maps and include interactive maps, games, puzzles, crosswords and quizzes.

Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access links to maps and activities.
URL: http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/mapping/

 

Title: Edmonton: Alberta’s Capital City
Host: City of Edmonton Archives
Description: This website contains archival photographs of Edmonton and surrounding areas.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to the middle of the screen to Online Research Tools and click on City of Edmonton Archives Photographs to access an alphabetical listing of photograph categories. Click on a category to view thumbnail images. Click on thumbnails to enlarge and access descriptions.
URL: www.edmonton.ca/archives

 

Title: Canada at Scale
Host: Library and Archives Canada
Description: This website contains a map exhibition that reflects the evolution of cartography in our country: Aboriginal peoples, European colonial powers, Canadians, governments, private industry and academics all produced maps.
Navigation Tips: Note: After clicking on Exploration, colonization and development or on Government cartography, click the down arrow on the Please select an image box, and scroll down to choose a map. Then click Go. Click on the image at the right to enlarge it.
URL: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/canada_at_scale-ef/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/maps/index-e.html

 

Title: The Atlas of Canada: Discover Canada through National Maps and Facts
Host: Natural Resources Canada
Description: This website contains a collection of maps and related information about Canada.
Navigation Tips: Click on a category—Environment, People and Society, History, etc.—in the left-hand-side menu to access a list of topics. Then, click on a topic to view map and related information.
Note: Click on Read about this map to access information about the map without downloading the image.
URL: http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/index.html

 

Title:

Collection:

Host:

Statistics Canada

Description:

This website contains archived Canada Year Books, a statistical publication by the
Canadian government detailing social and economic trends in Canada from  1867 to
1967.

Navigation Tips:

Click on a year to access a year book and the contents.

URL:

http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/acyb_000-eng.htm

 

Title: CANSIM (Statistics Canada’s key socioeconomic database)
Host: Statistics Canada
Description: This website contains a wealth of statistical information that can be searched by subject or survey type.
URL: http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/home-accueil?lang=eng

 

Title: Canada e-Book
Host: Statistics Canada
Description: This website uses sound, images, tables, graphs and both analytical and descriptive text to look at Canada.
Navigation Tips: Click on a topic— The Land, The People, The Economy and The State—in the left-hand-side menu to bring up a list of subtopics and then click on a subtopic to access information
URL: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/statcan/canada_e-book-ef/05-01-21/142.206.72.67/r000_e.htm    

 

Title: Statistics Canada – Summary Tables
Host: Statistics Canada
Description: The website contains a selection of summary tables that provide an overview of statistical information on Canada’s people, economy and governments.
Navigation Tips: Click on a table category in the left-hand side menu to access a list of tables within that category. Then, click on any heading within the list to access the table.
Note: Enter keywords in the Search in summary table’s box and click Search to access specific tables.
URL: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/index-eng.htm
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