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THE 8 PHYSICAL REGIONS
OF CANADABy: Alison Chan
Legend
THE APPALACHIAN REGION
Topography climate vegetation Economic activity Environmental concerns
Made up of many mountain ranges
Old mountains formed about 300,000,000 years ago
Has rolling mountains
Contains fertile plateaus and river valleys
climates affected by two ocean currents
The Gulf stream supplies the warm water
Labrador current brings cold water causing freezing during winter.
Heavily forested with coniferous and deciduous trees
Unproductive soil in the mountains
Much more fertile on the plateaus and rivers
With lots of land, crops will grow and farming becomes essential
Mining in the mountains
Forestry because the Appalachian region is heavily forested
Destroying varias amounts of ancient mountains
When mountains are blasted, chemicals are released into the air
Clearing trees, destroying homes of wildlife, reducing animal population
Topography climate vegetation Economic activity Environmental concerns
Surface mostly flat or gently rolling hills
Average elevation of less than 200 meters above sea level
Contains many swamps and marshes
In the north, it consists of cold snowy winters and hot, humid summers
In the south it consists of subtropical climate
Mild warm winters
Soil is very sandy Natural vegetation
has adapted Originally the
vegetation was of the area was pine forests.
Economy of the Coastal Plains relies on agriculture
Oil and gas extraction
Prone to many hurricanes
Because elevations so low, many floods occur
THE COASTAL PLAINS
topography climate vegetation Economic activity Environmental concerns
Rolling landscape Flat plains broken by
hills and deep river valleys
Consists of flat plains which gradually rise into Canadian shield and Appalachians
Has a humid continental climate
The great lakes cool the temperature throughout summer
Winters may vary from cool to cold
Summers may vary from warm to hot
Very fertile soil Heavily treed Soil and climate
allow maple, beech, hickory, and black walnut trees to thrive
Mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees
Farming poultry, dairy, meat products
Mining minerals such as iron, copper and silver
Farming vegetables, fruits and grains
Smallest region but has half of Canada’s population
More pollution in water, air and soil
More pollution causes sunrays to stay making region hotter and hotter
THE GREAT LAKES-ST. LAWRENCE LOWLAND
topography climate vegetation Economic activity Environmental concerns
Barren rock surface Consists of chaotic
patterns of river valleys, lakes, swamps and muskeg
Average elevation 100 metres above sea level north
500 above sea level south
Varies in area Winters are
increasingly long and cold, summers are short and cold in the north.
Boreal forest covers most of the shield
Spruce, pine and fir are suited to thin, sandy soil
Some deciduous trees grow too
No trees grow north of the tree line, growing seasons too short
Mining, Shields is the worlds richest area in terms of mineral ores
Many towns extracting minerals, diamonds are discovered
Over extraction of minerals and timber threatening future of available resources
Acid rain Pollution in the great
lakes
CANADIAN SHIELD
topography climate vegetation Economic activity Environmental concerns
Comprised of new mountains not yet worn down
Mountains twice as high as the Appalachian mountains
The Rocky mountain forms the continental divide to the east
All rivers east of Rockies flow east
West coast has a maritime climate, moist and mild
Winters usually above freezing
Summer cool Valleys warmer than
mountain slopes
Varies from one side of the mountain to the other
On moist side, trees such as Douglas fir, western hemlock, and western red cedar grow
Higher up the mountains, trees get smaller
Top of the mountain vegetation similar to a tundra
Mining Forestry, lumber
harvesting Trading Many large
industries in mining, agriculture and oil extraction
Logging and oil exploration responsible for accelerated slope erosion
Harmful metals released into streams and ground from mining
Wildlife habitat lost through land development for agriculture and livestock grazing
THE WESTERN CORDILLERA
Winter season Summer season
topography climate vegetation Economic activity Environmental concerns
Many streams and rivers flow into blackish lakes or disappear into desert sinks
Some streams and rivers make it to the ocean
Some areas cattle ranching is posibble
Affected by location ad elevation
Winters can be cool and wet or hot and dry
South portion winter, short and warm, little precipitation
North portion moist winters and hot and dry, also lacks precipitation
Ranges between sparse grasslands to plants survive in desert conditions
Higher areas covered in thin pine forest
Industries serving local markets (health services, real estate)
Hospitality and tourism
Extracting industries Agriculture Trading
Over allocation of water
Decrease in biodiversity
Increase of chance of wildfires
Great decline in government budget
THE INTERMOUNTAIN
REGION
topography climate vegetation Economic activity Environmental concerns
Arctic near ocean is very flat
Mountain far north formed by folding
Covered by glaciers
Very far from equator, severe climate
Winters last upto 10 months far north
Summers cold and very short
Little precipitation, considered a desert
Very few life forms can grow
Trees can’t grow on tundra because climate’s too cold and dry
Shrubs, mosses and lichens are the
only things that can grow, cling to the ground soaking up warmth
Extracting minerals and petroleum
Extracting oils and gasses
Cariboo or deer hunting
Commercial fishing
Climate change Changes in
biodiversity, over harvesting
Use of toxic substances threatens lives of people
ARCTIC
W O R K C I TAT I O N
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