2. Legend
Blue- great lakes St. Lawrence
lowlands
Red- Canadian Shield
Yellow- Interior plains
Green- Inter mountain Region
Purple- Arctic Plains
Orange- Appalachian Region
Brown- Coastal Plain
Pink- Western Cordillera
- Mount Logan
3. Topography
Climate
Vegetation
Economic
Activity
Environmental
Concern
-Low mountain
ranges
-Rolling hills
-River valleys
-Fertile
plateaus
-Affect by 2
ocean currents
-the Labrador
current brings
cold water
south from the
arctic
-the gulf
streams bring
warm water
north from the
Caribbean
-Freezing
during winter
in the northern
parts of the
region
-Poor and
unproductive
mountain soil
-The soil on the
plateaus and
river valleys is
productive
-Heavily
forested with
mixed
coniferous and
deciduous
trees
-Mining
-Logging
-Fishing
-Trade (Sea
ports)
-Destroying
mountains
through
mining
-When
mountains are
blasted
chemicals are
released in to
the air
-Clearing trees
destroys homes
for wild life
reducing
animal
population
4. Topography
Climate
Vegetation
Economic
Activity
Environmental
Concerns
-Flat or gentle
rolling surface
-contains many
swamps and
marshes
-More than half
is less than 30
meters above sea
level
-Some rivers can
be navigated
from many miles
inland
-The climate
varies greatly
-In the north
they have cold
and snowy
winters and hot
humid summers
-The southern
portions have a
subtropical
climate
-In the south the
winters are mild
to warm
-Subject to
hurricanes
-Manly sandy
soil
-Over time the
natural
vegetation has
adapted to the
sandy soil
-In some areas
lush jungles
have developed
-The original
vegetation was
pine forests
-Shipping
-Paper
-Commercial
fishing
-Forestry
-Industrial
Development
- change in
biologically
diversity
5. Topography
Climate
Vegetation
Economic
Activity
Environmental
Concerns
-Rolling
landscape
-Flat plains are
broken by hills
and deep river
valleys
-plat plain on
either side of the
river
-Steep Cliffs
-A humid
continental climate
-humid because of
the great lakes
-Great lakes tend to
cool the
temperature in the
summer
-Winters vary from
cool to cold
-Summers vary from
warm to hot
-Very fertile soils
-Heavily treed
-its soil and
climate allowed
maple beech and
black walnut trees
to thrive
-Other places in
the region has
mixed deciduous
and conifers trees
-Farming
-Logging
-Manufacturing
-Pollution of the
lakes
- Toxic chemicals
-Climate change
-Water level
6. Topography
Climate
Vegetation
Economic
Activity
Environmental
Concerns
-Gently rolling
and gradually
sloping down
from west to east
-High in
evaluation rising
from 600 to 1500
meters above sea
level
-In Canada the
interior plains
have 3 different
elevations
-Continental
climate due to its
location in the
center of the
continent
-A climate of
extremes
- Long hot
summers
-Cold winters
-Little
precipitation
- Northern
portion has an
artic climate with
extremely long
cold winters and
short cool
summers
-Mixed deciduous
and scattered
evergreens
-natural
vegetation is grass
land
-Trees only grow
in the river
valleys
-Prairie grasses
grow west of the
Mississippi
-boreal forests
grow in the north
-Becoming a
tundra near the
arctic ocean
-Farming wheat
and grains
-Mining
-Oil and natural
gas drilling
-Farm pollutants
-Lumber
harvesting
-Disposing waste
into landfills
7. Topography
Climate
Vegetation
Economic
Activity
Environmental
Concern
-Barren rock
surfaces
-Consists of
chaotic patterns of
rivers, lakes,
swamps, and
muskeg
-The center of the
shield is low in
elevation
-Most rivers in
this region flow in
to Hudson bay
-Climate varies
through the vast
area
-As you go north the
winters become
increasingly long
and cold
-As you go north the
summers become
shorter and cooler
-Boreal forests cover
most of the shield
-North of the treeline no trees are
able to grow
-Growing season is
short and there isn’t
a lot of precipitation
-Thin soil makes it
unsuitable for
agriculture
-Pulp and Paper
industry
-Mining of
copper, gold, lead,
diamonds, nickel,
and platinum
-Acid rain
-Extraction and
use of natural
resources
-Bird conservation
8. Topography
Climate
Vegetation
Economic
Activity
Environmental
Concerns
-Many different
mountain ranges
-The mountains are
twice as high as the
Appalachian
mountains
-The rocky
mountains to the
east form the
continental divide
-All rivers east of the
Rocky’s flow east
into the arctic ocean
-All rivers west of
the Rocky’s flow into
the pacific ocean
-West coast has a
maritime climate
-west coast is
moist and mild
-Winters are
usually above
freezing
-Summers are
cool
-Valleys are
warmer than
mountain slopes
-Windward slopes
are wetter than
leeward slopes
-Varies from one
side of the mountain
to the other
-On the windward
slopes evergreens
grow
-At the top of
mountains
vegetation becomes
like a tundra
-On the leeward
slopes grasses and
cactuses grow
-Far south
evergreens no
longer grow since
there is less rainfall
-Logging
-Fishing
-Mining
-Farming
-Logging and oil
exploration
-Harmful metals
have been
released in
streams
-Wild life habitat
has been lost
9. Topography
Climate
Vegetation
Economic
Activity
Environmental
Concern
-Many streams
and rivers never
reach the sea they
flow into the
brackish lakes or
disappear into
desert sinks
-Some rivers do
find their way to
the ocean
-Affected by its
location and
elevation
-Winters can be
cool and wet or
hot and dry
-in southern parts
winters are short
and warm with
little rain
-Northern parts
lack rain
-The climate is
more moderate in
the north with
moist winters and
hot dry summers
-Generally ranges
between sparse
grassland to
plants that can’t
survive in semidesert or desert
conditions
-higher areas are
covered in thin
pine forests
-Cattle ranching
-Mining
-Fruits and
vegetables
-Endangered
birds
-Many bird
habitats are being
destroyed
-Species are
endangered
because of the dry
air
10. Topography
Climate
Vegetation
Economic
Activity's
Environmental
Concerns
-Near the ocean
is flat
-The mountain
are far north
-The climate is
server because
it’s far from the
equator
-Winter lasts for
10 months
-Summer is short
and not warm
-Not a lot of
precipitation
- Very few life
forms can grow
on the
mountains
-Mining
-Climate change
has led to less
sea ice and more
open water
- Trees can’t
grow because it
is too cold and
dry
- Oil and natural
gas drilling
-Commercial
Fishing
-The use of toxic
substances
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