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12 – Canada’s Terrestrial Ecozones – CGC 1P1 What is an ECOZONE? It is a zone that can be defined by characteristics How many Ecozones are there in Canada? Terrestrial Ecozones: Marine Ecozones: What Characteristics do we use to define an Ecozone? LANDFORMS; CLIMATE; SOILS; NATURAL VEGETATION; WILDLIFE; HUMAN ACTIVITY The Ecozones: 1-Boreal Shield: Largest ecozone in Canada (reaches across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland Glaciers responsible for wetlands, lakes in the area Many diverse landscapes Variety of Wildlife and Vegetation What animals do you often see? 2-Atantic Maritime: Comprises the Maritime Provinces Very high precipitation rates – home to the most storms in all of Canada New Brunswick is densely forested Forestry, fisheries, agriculture Interesting features? NAME:
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12 – Canada’s Terrestrial Ecozones – CGC 1P1
What is an ECOZONE? It is a zone that can be defined by characteristics How many Ecozones are there in Canada?
Terrestrial Ecozones: Marine Ecozones:
What Characteristics do we use to define an Ecozone?
LANDFORMS; CLIMATE; SOILS; NATURAL VEGETATION; WILDLIFE; HUMAN ACTIVITY
The Ecozones:
1-Boreal Shield:
Largest ecozone in Canada (reaches across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland
Glaciers responsible for wetlands, lakes in the area
Many diverse landscapes
Variety of Wildlife and Vegetation
What animals do you often see?
2-Atantic Maritime:
Comprises the Maritime Provinces
Very high precipitation rates – home to the most storms in all of Canada
New Brunswick is densely forested
Forestry, fisheries, agriculture
Interesting features?
3-Artic Cordillera:
NAME:
Northern Nunavut, including sections of Baffin Island and Ellesmere Island
Most inhospitable ecozone
Little to no vegetation
About 1,000 permanent residents, mostly Inuit
Too harsh for reptiles, amphibians or insects
Animals you may see here? Would you want to live here?
4-Northern Arctic:
Northern Nunavut and NWT
Coldest and driest ecozone
Total permafrost, which can extend to over 1km in thickness
Little vegetation
Why couldn’t you have a nice farm here? Explain why you may compare this to a Desert?
5-Southern Arctic:
Northern edge of continental NWT and northern Quebec
Landscape formed through glaciation
The tree line is at the very south edge of this ecozone
Population is around 10,000
What is a “Tree Line”? What animals might you see here?
6-Taiga Shield:
Stretches eastward from NWT to Quebec
Part of the Canadian Shield, with some of the world’s oldest rock deposits
Landforms include wetlands, shrub lands and forests
No national parks
“Taiga” – Boreal (sub-arctic) or Snow Forest
Any interesting animals? What do they mine for here?
7-Taiga Plains:
Centred along the Mackenzie River
Population is around 22,000
Mining, forestry
What is the Largest URBAN CENTER here? Animals?
8-Boreal Plains:
Population around 750,000 scattered in small communities
Canada’s oil and gas industry
Located in the northern sections of Prairie provinces
Rocky Mountains create rainshadow effect (will be discussed when we do Climate – an area where there is little rain)
Some friendly beasts here? What is that strange stuff they mine here? What is it used for?
9-Prairie:
Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Major land use is agriculture
80% of the population lives in cities
Glaciers formed landscape – the “Bread Basket” created when an inland lake dried up leaving fertile land
Something here to watch for? Crops you may find? A ‘not so good’ land? Describe the Climate: Have people made a big difference here?
10-Taiga Cordillera:
Along the border between Yukon and NWT
Most northern section of the Rocky Mountains
Landforms consist of mountains and valleys
What may you see here? What land features may you find?
11-Boreal Cordillera:
Southern Yukon and northern B.C.
Mining is a primary industry, starting with Klondike Gold Rush
Landforms include mountains, plateaus and valleys
Any nice parks to visit? Who may stick up his head looking for you? What kind of rock?
12-Pacific Maritime:
BC’s west coast
Wettest weather and tallest trees in Canada
Climate is dictated by Pacific Ocean
Glaciers found in high elevations
What kind of cool forest is here? Any nice parks?
13-Montane Cordillera:
Southern BC and western Alberta
Most diverse ecozone because of its two mountain ranges
Susceptible to orographic (relief) precipitation
National parks include Banff and Jasper
Who may knock you flying with his horns? What are there a lot of here?
14-Hudson Plains:
Area surrounding Hudson Bay
Large system of natural wetlands
Large vegetation (trees) found only at higher and drier elevations
Who needs a shave? Nice coat? It’s about as far south as he goes?
15-Mixedwood Plains:
Southern Ontario and Quebec
Most heavily populated ecozone
Smallest ecozone
Major land use is agriculture
Highly changeable weather patterns
Masked Robbers? What are some problems with so many people in one area? NOTES:
