Canadian Political Geography

1. Explain the cultural and political geography of Canada

Cultural geography is represented by social and economic forms of human life such as, language, media and historical attributes. Those three points not only make up cultural geography, but, they also affect the diversity in a countries population. Political geography is represented the countries government, regions, and territories. Those three political aspects are the key features that bring structure to a country. When combine, Political and Cultural geography create a system that establishes order and communication on a global scale.

The cultural geography of Canada in terms of its official language is debatable. For example Canada has no primary official language because it has a multicultural society. Canadians speaks various different languages ranging from English, French, and Chinese. “Canada has been under both British and French rule. However, while the federal government must operate in both languages as much as is practical, use of each language outside government varies widely across the country”. (WorldTravel Guide). Media is another part that plays a major port in Canada cultural geography.

For Canadians media is something that they take pride in. For example “many Canadian artists, writers, directors and musicians have become world famous for their contributions.”(Kalera). When it comes to historical attributes Canada is known for covering most of northern America, also in the east, the precipitous oceanic areas have an unpredictable coastline on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic. When it comes to political geography, Canada has a parliamentary political framework acquired from the British