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Write a short note on Trans Canadian railways? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :Trans Canadian railway is 7050km long and runs from Halifax in the east to Vancouver to the West, through Montreal, Ottawa and Winnipeg. It was initially constructed as a part of an agreement to make British Columbia on the West COAST join federation of states. It gained economic significance because it connected the Quebec-Montreal industrial region with the wheat belt of the Prairie region, and the coniferous forest region in the north, thus MAKING each of them complimentary to the other. A loop line CONNECTS it to the important waterways of the world. It is the economic artery of Canada, and wheat and meat are important EXPORTS on this route. | |