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WHERE IS THE GREAT LAKES- ST LAWRENCE LOWLANDS?
LOCATION
•Surrounded by 5 great lakes
•It is at the border of two countries
•It’s located on the east side of Canada
•45.7500° N, 84.0000° W
•One of the most famous Escarpment is the Niagara
Escarpment
•Gets cut off by the Canadian shield to the north and the
Appalachian Mountains to the south
•Extends from Quebec City to Windsor, ON.
HOW WAS THE REGION FORMED?
Glaciers
Erosio
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CLIMATE
Overall Region
•humid, continental climate
- very cold winter
- very hot summers
•during the summer the lake tend to lower temperature
•during winter the lake tends to rise temperature
CLIMATE
Quebec Region
•highest temperature is 20°c in July coldest is 13 °c in
January
•highest precipitation is approx. 120mm in September
lowest is approx. 20mm in February
•since temperature and precipitation “always” the same it
is possible to grow crops
CLIMATE
Toronto Regions
•highest temperature is 24°c in July
•lowest temperature is -7°c in January
•highest precipitation is approx. 85mm in August
•lowest precipitation is approx. 40mm in January +
February
•since temperature and precipitation “always” the same it
is possible to grow crops
TOPOGRAPHY
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Small hills and slopes
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The whole region is a Rift Valley
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Flat plains broken by hills and deep river
valleys
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Holds 18% of the world's fresh water supply
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St. Lawrence region= flat plains on each side
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Includes Lake Huron, Ontario and Erie.
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Smallest geographical region
TOPOGRAPHY
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Steep cliffs formed by erosion
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Niagara Falls
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Includes a small island in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence called Ile d’
Anticosti
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46 000 km2
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Formed 300 million years ago in the Precambrian Era
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Located in the southern regions of Ontario And Quebec
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Makes up 1.4% of Canada's total area
NATURAL RESOURCES
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Iron ore, Zinc, silver, coal, copper and lead are found in the ground.
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The soil there is very rich.
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After the Ice Age, thick forests grew there
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Lots of forestry in the area
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Forestry was once the main natural resource for this area
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Coniferous, mixed and deciduous trees
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Best source of water in Canada
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Melting glaciers formed the lakes and rivers.
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Second largest farming area in Canada.
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Number one resource is water
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Believed that the area was a sea long ago
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Once the sea dried up, it left very rich soil
VEGETATION
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Once had Canada’s largest broad-leafed forests.
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Soil + Climate conditions allowed maple, beech hickory and black
walnut trees
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elsewhere in region - mixed forest, maple, beech, oak, ash and
birch + spruce, fir, pine and cedar
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Most favorable region for agriculture due to its fertile soil
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Made of rich soils of clay, sand and gravel.
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Vegetation is influenced by climate and topography.
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE
Eastern Hognose Snake
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Black Rat Snake
Eastern Ribbon Snake
TOURISM
Niagara Falls
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The falls are located in Ottawa, Ontario.
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They are one of the most famous tourist
attractions in the world.
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Starting at $21.95 you can get yourself a
ticket to the most biggest and exciting
waterfall in the world. (Price shown is for
people 13+)
TOURISM
The Parliament Building
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The Parliament building is located in
Ottawa. Ottowa for whoever doesn’t know
is the capital of Canada.
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The parliament is where the Government
makes all it’s important decisions.
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The Parliament is free of charge to visit and
tickets are available for guided tours.
TOURISM
CN Tower
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Sets Toronto’s skyline at 1,815ft 5
inches
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World’s first glass lookout
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Revolving restaurant
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Light Shows every night
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Features the world famous Edge
walk
FUN/INTERESTING FACTS
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This region contains more than half of Canada population
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Lake Superior is the largest yet youngest lake
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Lake Superior contains 3 quadrillion gallons
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4th largest in surface area and in depth
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A “triangle” in lake Michigan because of the large amount of “strange
disappearances”
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Lake Ontario is the smallest lake from the 5
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It is the second last forest region in Ontario
VIDEO
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YziwZF8ViUU&feature=youtu.be
ARTIFACT
WORKS CITED PART 1
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WORKS CITED PART 2
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Bennett, M. B. Toronto, Ontario. Toronto, Ontario.
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Eastern Hognose Snake. 9 february 2012. Southern GA.
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Black Rat Snake. Miami, FL.
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Vicekrs, Tim. Massasauga Rattlesnake. 16 february 2008. St Louis Zo.
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Eastern Ribbon Snake. 25 october 2007.
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Ryan, Hagerty. Moose. 2013-02-25. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Landgraf, Bernard. Eurasian Lynx. 9 july 2005.
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Crivello, Jacqueline. Your Shot.
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Trimming, Peter. A Red Squirrel in the Forest. 27 december 2011.
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Basar. Adult Green Heron. 16 december 2009. 8° 41′ 25″ N, 83° 40′ 14″ W.
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Picken, John. A Great Northern Loon (also Known as the Great Northern Diver and the Common Loon) in Minocqua, Wisconsin, USA. 22 july 2011. Chicago, USA.
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