Map Tour: The Quest for Universal Schooling
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Rising School Attendance
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Map: Students in School: 1851, 1881
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Open
the interactive map “Students in School: 1851, 1881.”
Under LAYER CONTROLS,
turn on
the checkbox for "1851 Attendance by CD." (Census division)
Notice ...
The proportion of the total population attending school in Canada is highest around the shores of Lake Ontario.
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Under LAYER CONTROLS,
turn on
the checkbox for “1881 Attendance by CD.”
Notice ...
The emphasis on education throughout Canada has intensified substantially between 1851 and 1881.
Québec appears to have a relatively lower attendance rate than Ontario or the Maritimes.
Consider!
These figures will be influenced by the distribution of age groups in the unit areas of observation.
Québec, long established, may have a relatively older population than Ontario, still undergoing settlement.
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