CH. 3 GEOGRAPHY

OF NORTH AMERICAAND WESTERN CANADA

CH. 3 GEOGRAPHY

OF NORTH AMERICAAND WESTERN CANADA

POLITICAL CANADAPOLITICAL CANADA

POLITICAL U.S.A.POLITICAL U.S.A.

PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAPCANADA

PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAPCANADA

PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSWESTERN CORDILLERAN

PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSWESTERN CORDILLERAN

Vancouver

Rocky Mountains

PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSINTERIOR PLAINSPHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSINTERIOR PLAINS

Grasslands/Ranching/Farming

PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSCANADIAN SHIELDPHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSCANADIAN SHIELD

Boreal Forest - Cone bearing trees

PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDSPHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS

PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSAPPALACHIANSPHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSAPPALACHIANS

PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSARCTIC REGIONPHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSARCTIC REGION

Tundra - permafrost, moss, lichen, and small shrubs

PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAPNORTH AMERICA

PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAPNORTH AMERICA

NOTE - The physiographic regions do not just end at the borders

CLIMATE GRAPHSCLIMATE GRAPHS

Vancouver, B.C.(Maritime Climate)

CLIMATE GRAPHSCLIMATE GRAPHS

WINNIPEG(Continental Climate)

CLIMATE GRAPHSCLIMATE GRAPHS

VANCOUVER VS. WINNIPEG Maritime vs. Continental

CANADIAN PRECIPITATIONCANADIAN PRECIPITATION

WHAT INFLUENCES CLIMATE?(L.O.W.E.R.)

WHAT INFLUENCES CLIMATE?(L.O.W.E.R.)

L ATITUDEO CEANSW INDSE LEVATION/ALTITUDER ELIEF Mountain Barrier

CURRENTS & DISTANCE FROMOCEAN

THREE TYPES OFPRECIPITATION

THREE TYPES OFPRECIPITATION

+ =

PRECIPITATIONLandforms/Orographic

PRECIPITATIONLandforms/Orographic

PRECIPITATIONFrontal

PRECIPITATIONFrontal

PRECIPITATIONConvection

PRECIPITATIONConvection

THE EARTH4.5 Billion Years Old

THE EARTH4.5 Billion Years Old

THE EARTHTwo billion years ago, all the

continents were joined.

THE EARTHTwo billion years ago, all the

continents were joined.

Plate tectonics have moved the continents to where theyAre today

LAND FORMSFOLD MOUNTAINS

LAND FORMSFOLD MOUNTAINS

LAND FORMSVOLCANIC MOUNTAINS

LAND FORMSVOLCANIC MOUNTAINS

LAND FORMSFAULTING

LAND FORMSFAULTING

EROSIONThe Water Cycle

EROSIONThe Water Cycle

EROSIONWATER

EROSIONWATER

EROSIONGLACIERSEROSION

GLACIERS

EROSIONWIND

EROSIONWIND

THE WORLD’S MAIN BIOMESTHE WORLD’S MAIN BIOMES

• What is an ecosystem? An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants and animals) sharing an environment. The largest ecosystems are called biomes. What is a biome? A biome is a very large ecosystem. You can find a map showing six of the world's main biomes here. The Map below shows six of the world's main biomes.

THE WORLD’S MAIN BIOMESTHE WORLD’S MAIN BIOMES

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POLARTEMPERATEARIDTROPICALMEDITERRANEANMOUNTAINS

NATURAL REGIONS OFCANADA

NATURAL REGIONS OFCANADA

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GROWTH OF CANADAGROWTH OF CANADA

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1873 CANADA 1905 CANADA

CANADA’S POPULATION2007 - 33.4 MILLION

CANADA’S POPULATION2007 - 33.4 MILLION

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