Canada’s Ecozones SBSS加拿大经济区空军.ppt

Canada’s Ecozones ECOZONE Regions based on unique ecological characteristics. Or A large geographical area in which human activities interact with the natural world ECOZONE Areas are grouped as separate ecological zones based on the way geologic, landform, soil, vegetation, climate, water, wildlife, and human factor are linked to each other If one part of the system is changed, then the rest of the system is changed Ex. Temperature - affects growth of plants… affects animals’ ability to obtain food etc. CANADA’S ECOZONES Canada has 15 Ecozones CANADA’S ECOZONES Ecozones are defined by a variety of physical and human conditions Using ecozones to study the land helps us understand the INTERCONNECTIONS among natural and human systems Natural Systems Are All Connected! Boreal Shield Ecozone We live in the Boreal Shield Ecozone Area: 1 774 000 km2 Landforms: plains and low hills of the Canadian Shield Climate: long winters (-15oC) and short summers (17oC) Vegetation: Coniferous (black spruce, white spruce, Jack pine, balsam fir) mixed with deciduous (yellow birch, sugar maple, black ash) Soils: Heavily leached soils; bare rock; swampy areas Human activities: total population 1 695 000; GDP $49 billion; forestry, mining tourism, recreation, trapping Major Cities: St. John’s Chicoutimi, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, * * *