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Canada’s Eco-zones

Canada’s Eco-zones. CGC1P. What is an Eco-zone?. Landform Regions. Climate Regions. Vegetation Regions. Soil Regions. Human Interactions. Eco-Zones. Canada’s 15 Eco-zones. Arctic Cordillera Northern Arctic Southern Arctic Taiga Cordillera Taiga Plains Taiga Shield Boreal Cordillera

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Canada’s Eco-zones

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  1. Canada’s Eco-zones CGC1P

  2. What is an Eco-zone? Landform Regions Climate Regions Vegetation Regions Soil Regions Human Interactions Eco-Zones

  3. Canada’s 15 Eco-zones • Arctic Cordillera • Northern Arctic • Southern Arctic • Taiga Cordillera • Taiga Plains • Taiga Shield • Boreal Cordillera • Boreal Plains • Boreal Shield • Hudson Plains • Pacific Maritime • Montane Cordillera • Prairie • Mixedwood Plains • Atlantic Maritime

  4. Canada’s Eco-zones

  5. Canada’s Eco-zones

  6. The Arctic: • Cordillera, Northern and Southern • Climate: cold (-35c to +6c), little precipitation (200-600mm) • Landforms: mountains to flat lands scraped by glaciers • Soils: cryosols, granite parent rock (sandy/dry soils) • Vegetation: some small trees, shrubs lichen and mosses. • Animals: muskox, caribou, polar bears, arctic wolf, hare, fox (more varieties as you move south), wider range of migratory birds and songbirds. No reptiles or amphibians • Humans: Very few <15,000 subsistence activities

  7. Ellesmere Island

  8. Mokka Fjord, Axel Heiberd Island

  9. The Taiga: • Cordillera, Plains, Shield • Climate: cold (-22c to +8c), little precipitation (250-300mm) • Landforms: steep mountains and narrow valleys, • Soils: cryosols, granite parent rock (sandy/dry soils) • Vegetation: some small trees, shrubs lichen and mosses. • Animals: muskox, caribou, polar bears, arctic wolf, hare, fox (more varieties as you move south), wider range of migratory birds and songbirds. No reptiles or amphibians

  10. Beaver Pond, Keg River, Alberta

  11. The Boreal: • Cordillera, Plains, Shield • Climate: • Landforms: • Soils: • Vegetation: • Animals: • Human Activities

  12. Laurentians, Quebec

  13. Elk Island National Park

  14. Spruce forest near Whitehorse, Yukon

  15. Montane Cordillera: • Climate: • Landforms: • Soils: • Vegetation: • Animals: • Human Activities

  16. Kooteny National Park

  17. Prairie: • Climate: • Landforms: • Soils: • Vegetation: • Animals: • Human Activities

  18. Canola field

  19. Mixedwood Plains: • Climate: • Landforms: • Soils: • Vegetation: • Animals: • Human Activities

  20. Hudson Plains: • Climate: • Landforms: • Soils: • Vegetation: • Animals: • Human Activities

  21. Pacific Maritime • Climate: • Landforms: • Soils: • Vegetation: • Animals: • Human Activities

  22. Salmon Glacier, near Stewart, B.C.

  23. Atlantic Maritime • Climate: • Landforms: • Soils: • Vegetation: • Animals: • Human Activities

  24. Costal Nova Scotia

  25. Now: • Read your eco-zones list and select an eco-zone to use in your project. • Make sure you know about your eco-zone as much as possible. 1 Minute 2 Minutes 3 Minutes 4 Minutes 5 Minutes 6 Minutes 7 Minutes 8 Minutes 9 Minutes 10 Minutes

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