| This animated graphic depicts
projected population growth in the "Upper Midwest" region, for the period
1998 - 2003. I chose it because this part of the US most closely
resembles Northwestern Ontario (NWO), in economy, climate, topography,
geology, ecosystems, scenery, history and lifestyle of its inhabitants.
In short, its orientation to Lake Superior binds it and NWO inexorably
together. It is also the region of North America with which NWO has
the most interaction (particularly in its economy, through the export of
pulp & paper, lumber and mineral products from NWO to the Upper Midwest
and nearby areas), even more so than with Manitoba, and certainly far more
than with Southern Ontario.
The graphic will animate automatically; simply press <ESC> (upper left "escape" key) to stop. Press <Reload> on your browser to re-start the animation. Each image lasts 7/100ths of a second excepting the last 2. The image size is ~1Meg. |
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