Geographical Studies
Online ISSN : 2186-5450
Print ISSN : 1882-2118
ISSN-L : 1882-2118
Volume 94, Issue 2
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  • Takaaki NIHEI, Tanjinul Hoque MOLLAH, Kun XIAO, Wahid ULLAH, MOMOTAZ
    Article type: Article
    2020 Volume 94 Issue 2 Pages 11-25
    Published: June 12, 2020
    Released on J-STAGE: June 25, 2020
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS

    This study identifies agricultural regions in the province of British Columbia, Canada, by means of statistical analysis. The initial factor analysis was conducted based on census-consolidated subdivisions and 39 agricultural variables selected from Census of Agriculture data, resulting in the 10 maps shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Subsequently, cluster analysis was conducted on the factor scores, allowing the 10 maps obtained from factor analysis to be shrunk into one map with eight clusters. Based on the cluster distribution results and agricultural land characteristics, we propose eight agricultural regions for British Columbia: (I) the Lower Mainland, (II) Southern Vancouver Island, (III) Thompson, Cariboo, and Nechako, (IV) Okanagan Valley, (V) Kootenay and the Rocky Mountains, (VI) The Pacific Coast, (VII) Peace River, and (VIII) the Northern Rockies.

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