Transcript Ecozones
Atlantic Canada’s Ecozones Emily Kocsis, Sara Jones and Mariam Soliman Ecozones in Atlantic Canada • -In Atlantic Canada there are 4 different ecozones • -They are: Atlantic Maritime, Taiga Shield, Boreal Shield and even a bit of Arctic Cordillera • -Each ecozone is different from the next. Atlantic Maritime Area: 196 000 km2 Landforms:Hills and Coastal Plains • Climate:Long, mild winters and moderately warm summers.Precipitation 1000 to 1400mm; growing season approximately 180 to 210 days Vegetation: Coniferous trees mixed with deciduous trees. Soils: Leached, wet climate soils, because of precipitation Human Activities: Total population is 2 150 000; GDP: 39.9 billion; forestry,agriculture, fishing, tourism and urbanization. Major Cities: Halifax, St Johns, Fredericton, Saint John, Charlottetown. Taiga Shield Area: 1 289 000 km2 Landforms: Plains and hills of Canadian Shield Climate: Moderately long, cold winters;moderately short summers; precipitation 300 to 900mm; growing season 100 to 140 days Vegetation: Black Spruce, jack pine, paper birch, trembling aspen trees. Soils: Thin, highly leached soils Human Activities: Total population 34 000; GDP 1.1 billion; tourism, mining, hunting, trapping Major Cities: Yellowknife, Uranium City, Happy Valley Goose Bay Boreal Shield Area: 1 174 000 km2 Landforms: Plains and rolling hills; Great Lakes Climate: Cool, short winters; relatively long, mild summers; precipitation 700 to 1000 mm; growing season 180 to 260 days Vegetation: Coniferous mixed with deciduous; little vegetation still remains, due to urbanization Soils: Leached, wet climate soils Human Activities: Total population 14 016 000; GDP 325.2 billion; urbanization, agriculture, recreation Major Cities: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Hamilton,Windsor, London Arctic Cordillera Area: 239 000 km2 Landforms: Innuitian Mountains Climate: Long Winters, short summers; precipitation less than 200 mm, no growing season Vegetation: Mostly just tundra Soils: Permafrost, tundra soils; bare rock Human Activities: Total Population: 1 000; GDP 0.12 billion; hunting and tourism Major Cities: Pond Inlet, Clyde River, Broughton Island Conclusion Therefore, Atlantic Canada has four different ecozones, each with their own, very different, characteristics. Bibliography Clarke, Bruce, Wallace, John K. Making Connections. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice Hall Ginn Ontario, 1999.