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References and Links has information on the map sources, bibliographic references and links to related Web sites.
List of References and Links:
Map Sources
The Atlas maps are composed of several layers of which there are two broad categories: thematic and base layers. Find below a description of each of the map layers. The layer source is included in the metadata.
Thematic Map Layers
- Animal Units per km² of Farmland on Very Large Livestock Operations
- Statistics Canada. 2004. Canadian Agriculture at a Glance. Catalogue no. 96-325-XPB.
Base Map Layers
- Atlas of Canada Framework Layers
- Base map components are features that provide a geographic context for the thematic data shown on Atlas of Canada maps. These features include rivers, lakes, administrative boundaries, populated places, roads and rail lines. All of the Atlas of Canada base map components are available for immediate free download in five scales and in a number of data exchange formats. The 1:7 500 000 and the 1:1 000 000 scale data are the primary base frameworks used for all Atlas of Canada 6th Edition online maps. You can download Atlas of Canada data from this Web page on GeoGratis.
References
Statistics Canada 2002. 2001 Census of Agriculture: Canadian farm operations in the 21st century. The Daily, May 15, 2002.
Statistics Canada 2002. 2001 Census of Agriculture: Profile of farm operators. The Daily, November 20, 2002
Statistics Canada 2003. Census of Agriculture: Agriculture-population linkage database. The Daily, December 2, 2003
Statistics Canada 2001. Cattle and calves, by province, Census Agricultural Region and Census Division, May 15, 2001. Census of Agriculture data table
Statistics Canada 2001. Pigs, by province, Census Agricultural Region and Census Division, May 15, 2001. Census of Agriculture data table
Web Sites
Federal Government
- Statistics Canada. Census of Agriculture, 1996
- The site where general information can be obtained about the 1996 Census of Agriculture.
