Where Am I? - James Mackey

Where are you?

Physical Geography

This city is a modern city on the east coast of Canada. The coastline is mostly rock, small isolated beaches, and a few sheltered bays. The coast is also heavily indented by numerous inlets. Most of the landscapes in this area were shaped by glaciation leaving a lot of exposed bedrock and fresh water lakes. The urban area of this region is built on a series of hills and plateaus.

Climate

Economy

This city's main source of income is from manufacturing/fishing which they earn about $5.4 billion per year. They are the largest exporter of lobsters, Christmas tree's and wild berries in Canada. The secondary income of this city is from tourism which earns about $800 million per year. This city has one of Canada's strongest economies with a lower unemployment rate than Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.

Leisure

Leisure activities in this area include Golf, Fishing, Boat Tours, Hunting, Camping, and Sightseeing. There are also quite a few popular beaches in this area including Crystal Cresent Beach, Albro Beach, Black Rock Beach, and Cunard Beach. Most of the popular leisure activities involve the ocean as this city is right on the Atlantic Ocean.

Population and Cultural Make-Up

This areas regional municipality had a population of about 390 096 in 2011. The culture here is primarily European/British but incorporates many other cultures like Muslim, African, Greek, and Lebanese. The culture is slowing growing an beginning to incorporate more and more cultures.

Ecosystem

This city's ecosystem is now urban but the ecosystem used to be a very rocky shoreline with lots of trees and a sea full of fish. There are lots of the typical seashore wildlife like seagulls and crabs.

100 km Perimeter

This city is surrounded by ocean on three sides. It is basically an island east of New Brunswick with The Atlantic Ocean to the south and east. Its fairly close to the state of Massachusetts but not close enough to make a big fuss about. The most notable landmark of this area is probably the Dartmouth River.