Welcome to Geography 302: The Canadian North. This course is a senior-level undergraduate, three-credit course in human geography. It is suitable for students who are interested in the geography, culture, and sustainable development of Canada’s North. The course has been designed to link to and build from knowledge students may have acquired in other courses, such as cultural geography, environmental studies, Canadian studies, and Native studies. It presents an overview of the human geography of the Canadian North covering diverse topics, such as imaginings of the North, the biophysical features of Canada’s North, the history of European exploration and contact with indigenous northern populations, Aboriginal culture and society, political developments in the North, and natural resource developments in this region and their environmental impacts.