In this chapter,you learned about the usefulness of ecozones in helping us to understand and explain canada s geography. While the borders of these three countries are clearly delineated, the continents habitats often cross borders, as do the organisms that inhabit them. These are further subdivided into 53 ecoprovinces, 194 ecoregions, and 1021 ecodistricts. Ecozones introduction the first digital version of the canadian ecological framework was developed in a joint initiative between environment canada ec and agriculture and agrifood canada aafc between 1992 and 1995 and published in 1996. On this map, a solid grey line is used to define the ecozone and ecoprovince boundaries. Describe the vegetation type and dominating tree species if applicable for each canadian ecozone. Canada is divided into 15 separate terrestrial ecozones. Canadas national forest inventory detailed information for 12 of canadas terrestrial forested ecozones is compiled in the national forest inventory, a collaborative effort between the.
The 15 canadian terrestrial ecozones is further classified into 53 ecoprovinces, 194 ecoregions, and 1,021 ecodistricts. The study of ecozones helps us understand the interrelationships between natural and human systems. Ecosystem status and trends report, arctic marine ecozones. Canadas three arctic ecozones account for 20% of the worlds arctic circumpolar system and nearly. The data can be in the form of vectors, rasters, aerial photography or statistical tabular data and most often the data component can be very costly or labor intensive. Ecozones in canada for teachers 9th 12th students examine how canada s ecozones relate to political and surface areas through the use of a worldsat remote sensing image of canada. A listing of canadian ecoregions developed by wwfcanada and the international world wide fund for nature formerly world wildlife fund.
Offer starts on jan 8, 2020 and expires on sept 30, 2020. This treatment of the ecozones of british columbia is slightly modified from the one i wrote in the checklist of the lepidoptera of british columbia, canada pohl. The title of this map is terrestrial ecozones and ecoprovinces of canada. An ecoprovince is a subdivision of an ecozone and is characterized by major assemblages of structural or surface forms, faunal realms, and vegetation, hydrology, soil, and macro climate. They were developed in order to study regions in canada more accurately. Landforms regions of north america landforms of canada powerpoint see below fill in the blanks handout.
The glossary definition of this isnt really complete, be sure to use page 156. An introduction to canadas ecozones using chapter 14 in the making connections textbook answer the following questions. Terrestrial ecozones of canada ecological land classification is a process of delineating and classifying ecologically distinctive areas and classification areas of the earth s surface. In collaboration with the ccea, ec performed the consultative and policy planning while aafc completed. Each area can be viewed as a discrete system which has resulted from interplay of geologic, landform, soil, vegetation. The sovereign appoints the governor general on the prime ministers advice. An ecozones and ecoregions of canada map, at the scale of 1. No specific marine or freshwater ecozones are included in this virtual exhibit, so a body of water that falls within or alongside an ecozone is. Examples of typical vegetation include purple saxifrage, bilberry, and. Importance of mining in canada canada is ranked 3rd in the world in the mining industry. Ecological regions of the northwest territories taiga shield this report may be cited as. For instance, all of the marine units are grouped, as are the boreal and arctic units. The legend on the map arranges the ecozones according to general shared properties.
North american ecozones not found in canada within canada s borders, there are no habitats containing tropical forests, semiarid highlands, temperate sierras or mediterraneanlike regions. Chc 2p1 canadian history of the 20th century applied unit 1. Work on documents anywhere using the acrobat reader mobile app. Marine ecozones are derived from marine bioregions, which were delineated following a national science advisory process that considered oceanographic and bathymetric similarities. Ecological regions of the northwest territories taiga shield. Introduction to canadian ecozones canadian council on. These ecological areas cover all of the area within the coastal boundaries of canada. The ecozones, ecoregions, and ecodistricts of ontario. An ecozone is the top level of the four levels of ecosystems that the national ecological framework for canada defines. Ecozones are areas of the earths surface representative of large and very generalized ecological units.
Ecozones are regions that share a variety of characteristics, including. The ecozones of canada consist of fifteen terrestrial and five marine ecozones in canada. Field guide to the wetlands of the boreal plains ecozone. This can lead to serious and sometimes irreversible damage examples of damage.
The framework divides canada into 15 terrestrial ecozones that define its ecological mosaic on a subcontinental scale. Canada s 1991 urban population by ecozone canada, 1995. Terrestrial ecoprovinces of canada open government portal. Department of environment and natural resources, government of the northwest territories, yellowk nife, nt, canada. This map outlines the boundaries of the 15 ecozones and 53 ecoprovinces of canada. Ecological stratification working group, 1995, a national ecological framework for canada report and national map.
Name 10 canadian ecozones, describe they location relative to each other, and explain how they differ. Its easy to add annotations to documents using a complete set of commenting tools. Ducks unlimited canada po box 1160 stonewall, manitoba, canada. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds.
Canada soil inventory 1989, terrestrial ecozones of canada wicken 1986, soil climates of canada clayton et al. Items ordered from us ecozone may be subject to tax in certain states, based on the state to which the order is shipped. Boundary lines for ecozones are marked by the location of transition zones, where characteristics blend from one ecozone to the next. Of 15 terrestrial ecozones in canada, the hudson bay lowlands, the ontario. Ecoregion download files by state region 5 ecosystems. Almost anyone in the geospatial community would agree that a major part of any gis project would be the data sets involved. What is the difference between a species range and a species distribution map.
After completing the vegetation regions of canada organizer, choose one 1 of pages each page is a different roadtrip through 4 vegetation regions. The application of the concepts of geographic thinking, and the learning of geography. The ecosystems are variable, ranging from alpine tundra and dense conifer forests to dry sagebrush and grasslands. Canadas conserved areas proportion of ecozones conserved, canada the canadian environmental sustainability indicators cesi program provides data and information to track canadas performance on key environmental sustainability issues. Consider how this would apply in each of these cases. Terrestrial ecozones of canada parks canada history. Tuktut nogait national park, representative of the southern arctic ecozone, supports caribou, muskoxen, and canada s rarest bird, the eskimo curlew. Tuktut nogait national park, representative of the southern arctic ecozone, supports caribou, muskoxen, and canadas rarest bird, the eskimo curlew. Print in pencil only first, then go over the printing in black ink. In canada, the arctic makes up the largest area and the desert the smallest. Most of canada s wetlands occur in the boreal shield 25% of canadian wetland area, hudson plains 21% and boreal plains 18%.
This is simply because we produce a lot more minerals than we need. Search help in finding ecozones of canada online quiz version. Ecozones combine these factors plus others to create generalized regions with similar characteristics. Just upload files you want to join together, reorder them with draganddrop if you need and click join files button to merge the documents.
Canadian identity fill in the blank while i read aloud answer key is attached to yesterdays lesson if you are away today 9 min video canadian identity. Introduction to canada s ecozones we have looked at how canada is broken into various climate regions, soil regions, and vegetation regions. Such ecozones are found in california, arizona, southern florida and throughout mexico. There is a printable worksheet available for download here so you can take the quiz with pen and paper.
The lesson with the links to the videos and resources used are below. The governor general represents the queen in canada. Canadas ecozones grade 9 academic geography class notes agenda introduction to canadas ecozones ppt ecozone question sheet shading your own ecozone map what is an ecozone. About canada s ecozones canada, the united states and mexico make up a majority of the north american continent. With acrobat reader dc, you can do more than just open and view pdf files. At the end of your monthly term, you will be automatically renewed at the promotional monthly subscription rate until the end of the promo period, unless you elect to. Ecozones typical ly span jurisdictional boundaries.
Ecozones are vast in size, and so contain many smaller ecosystems. Pdf joiner allows you to merge multiple pdf documents and images into a single pdf file, free of charge. Academic level only vegetation across canada roadtrip. Before ecozones were invented, geoscientists measured and analyzed data from. Distributed by the government of canada depository services program weekly checklist 201122. Canada s northern ecozones cover all the arctic islands and offshore waters, and the taiga from the mackenzie delta to labrador. Its packed with all the tools you need to convert, edit, and sign pdfs.
Ecoregions of canadas prairie grasslands semantic scholar. The map features the hudson bay lowlands, ontario shield and mixedwood plains. The largest ecozone in canada is the boreal shield. Canada on the world stage reminder to hand in your mb ecozone map. Information contained in this publication or product may be reproduced, in part or in whole. Wildlife taking into consideration that the boreal shield is a very large ecozone, the biggest in canada to be specific, it would only make logical sense for it to consist of a large variety of different animals. Terrestrial ecozones, ecoregions and ecodistricts of manitoba. Which areas of canada are each made up of 6 ecozones. Terrestrial ecozones of canada ecological land classification is a process of delineating and classifying ecologically distinctive areas and classification areas of the earths surface. Canadian open data and free geospatial data resources. See more ideas about canada, canada travel and teaching social studies. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. The terrestrial ecoprovinces of canada dataset provides representations of ecoprovinces.
The terrestrial ecozones of canada dataset provides representations of ecozones. Torontos ecozone i find the name of the ecozone toronto is found in and shade it in on the map below. Ecozones, ecoprovinces and ecoregions are useful units for reporting and planning purposes at, respectively, the national, provincial and regional levels. All of these themes have impacted, to a greater or lesser. Field guide to the wetlands of the boreal plains ecozone of canada. If an item is subject to sales tax, in accordance with state tax laws, the tax is generally calculated on the total selling price of each individual item, including shipping and handling charges, giftwrap charges and other. Canadian council on ecological areas 2014 canada ecozones.
Data product specification english, guide, pdf, english, access. The montane cordillera ecozone is the most diverse of canada s 15 terrestrial ecozones, exhibiting some of the driest, wettest, coldest and hottest conditions anywhere in the country. Largest of canada s ecozones, the boreal shield covers a vast area from alberta to newfoundland, south of the taiga shield and hudson plains and north of numerous ecozones, including the boreal plains, mixedwood plains, and the atlantic maritime. The ecozones of bc, with special reference to lepidoptera pdf. Ecozones are a relatively new concept allowing the study of the interrelationships of physical and human systems. Canadas conserved areas proportion of ecozones conserved. Cgc1d unit 3 natural diversity mr mcdermotts class. The first digital version of the canadian ecological framework was developed in a joint initiative between environment canada ec and agriculture and agrifood canada aafc between 1992 and 1995 and published in 1996.
This being said, the above mentioned ecozone is canada s largest terrestrial ecozone, at. Human activity often accelerates the pace of change in the environment, which causes stress on the environment. Department of environment and natural resources, government of the northwest territories, yellowknife, nt, canada. Canada has 20 ecozones, which can be further subdivided into 15 terrestrial ecozones and 5 marine ecozones. Wetlands form almost 80% of the hudson plains, and very low proportions of mountainous regions such as the arctic cordillera. Pages in category ecozones of canada the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. Canadas northern ecozones cover all the arctic islands and offshore waters, and the taiga from the mackenzie delta to labrador. Ecozone maps, reports, and databases are available. File type icon file name description size revision time user. The boreal shield is a very useful source of lead, gold, nickel, copper, zinc, etc.
Environment canada, state of the environment directorate, ecozone. This guide provides an indepth look at our remotesensing satellite mapping efforts and the development of our enhanced wetland classification system. Ecological land classification, 2017 statistics canada. The marine area conserved has increased by a factor of. Ottawahull, agriculture and agrifood canada, research branch, centre for land and biological resources research and environment canada, state of the environment directorate, ecozone analysis branch, scale 1. Obtain the required resources and read all the instructions before starting.
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