2. Introduction
I tried to go to the tourism for my vacation to solace my mind. So, I
chose to go to the Atlantic Maritime from Mix wood plains. It was
exiting for me to visit there. Therefore I‟m trying tell about the
information about my journey. I went to this journey by car with my
friends. For each break travel I visited some national parks.
Eco zones- Eco zones of the Canada are distributed like 5 marine
eco zones and 15 terrestrial eco zones. The total of eco zones are
20 eco zones. “Mix woods plains” is kind of eco zone where it
extends along the Quebec city-Windsor corridor, including the
densely populated region of Southern Ontario. When we focus on
“Atlantic Maritime” it „s located in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island are completely within the Atlantic Maritime
Eco zone, along with the Gaspe peninsula.
4. Mixed wood plains
Landforms
Most of the eco-zones is underlain by “Palaeozoic rock”.
Mostly limestone covered with various deposits of glacial till
including “Moraines, drumlins, and old glacial lake
bottoms.” The eastern areas were flooded by the Champlain
sea. The Mixed wood plains consists mostly of gently rolling
hills, plains and contains 9% of Canada‟s land. This eco zone is
famous for there mountains, scenery, rivers, and valleys, this is
the place to be if you want t get out into nature. The rocks are
made of Carbonate-rich Palaeozoic bedrock characterizes the
geology of the Mixed wood Plains.
5. Mixed wood plains
Natural Vegetation and Soil
The Mixed wood plains contain Canada‟s most productive and
fertile soil. The Most important soils in this eco zone include
Luvisols, Brunisols, Podzols. The use of these soils varies
from one area to next because of the diversity in climate and
vegetation. Podzol and Bruisol are more dominant in the
coarser textured soils of the northern fringe, and because of
this, are not suitable for agriculture and farming. In Canada, the
Mixed wood Plains used to be full of trees and varieties and
sorts of plants. The Mixed wood plains eco zone is near large
bodies of water such as the great lakes. The soil in the Mixed
wood plains is extremely fertile and productive. Conditions vary
in different places in the Mixed wood Eco Zone but these
varying conditions also create diversity in this Canadian
Vegetation. Still there was variety of different plants found in the
Mixed wood Plains. This happen because the soil and weather
are suitable for these type of plants.
7. Mixed wood plains
Water
The “Mollusca” are a significant component freshwater eco
systems and the Mixed wood plains eco zone is home to
some of the highest diversity exhibited by this group in
Canada. The four regions of the zone support all part of the
range of some of the highest diversity exhibited by this group
in Canada. The molluscs include the Brown mystery snail,
valve, and other snail types. The Zebra mussel , a
relatively recent invader, has caused widespread damage
natural and human systems in the Great lakes.
8. Mixed wood Plains
Wildlife
The Great Lakes and St.Lawrence River were primary
attractions for early settlers to the Mixed wood plains and not
only as a travel route. The Waterways supported a
tremendous wealth of fish and other aquatic species
stimulated a economic growth and regional development.
Forests and grasslands supports wide variety of terrestrial
organisms in the Mixed wood plains. Characteristics
mammals include White-tailed Deer, Black Bear, eastern
Cottontail, and Grey and Black squirrels. Even though many
species have lost varying degrees of habitat to urban
expansion, a handful have proved “resilient”.
9. Flora and Fauna
Living Beings
Urbanization and agriculture have reduced the ancient forest
drastically. A mix of coniferous and deciduous trees are found
here. Some of the coniferous trees include White pine, red
pine, eastern hemlock etc. The largest carnivores in the eco
zone are the Black bear, wolf, and Bobcat. Many species of
reptiles and amphibians are found here. The frogs and toads
that live in the Mixed wood Plains include the tetraploid gray
frog, Wood frog etc.
10. Mixed wood plains
Human Usages and Economic Activities
Fertile soils, natural water, abundant natural resources made the mix
wood eco zone attract many Canadians to settle in this region. The large
number of human activities in the Mixed wood plains made the
population density especially in the southern region one of the most
populated places in Canada a. Consequently, the Mixed plains eco zone
is one of the most productive eco zone in Canada. Primary, Secondary
and tertiary industries are thriving in the Mixed wood plains. However,
human activities in the Mixed wood plains is more like a double edged
sword. Although the economy in the Mixed wood plains is flourishing,
human activity had also created a few problems. Tourism in Canada
remained pretty much the same if not better. Some of the main tourist
attractions in this eco zone the Niagara falls, CN tower and historic
castles and cities in Quebec city and Montreal. Cottages are being
developed on the shores of the Greatlakes and St. Lawrence river. In
these places I visited for several times.
11. Mixed wood Plains
Climate and Graphs
The Mixed wood plains have relatively warm summers and cool
winters. It also has a mild climate and abundant rainfall. The
moderation in weather is caused by the surrounding bodies of
water(the Great lakes). The Mixed wood plains also has a wide
variety of growing seasons with about 1750-2500 growing
degree days above 5 degree Celsius. The average winter
temperatures range from 2.5 degree Celsius to -7 degree
Celsius. The weather in this eco zone changes rapidly, due to it
lying in one of the North America‟s major storm tracks.
12. Climate and Graph
•The Average of Temperature that is shown in this graph is 22
degree Celsius
•The Month of highest temperature August
•The Month of Lowest temperature is January and February
•Total annual precipitation probably 72.4 mm
15. Atlantic Maritime
Landform
The Atlantic Maritime is located Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
and Prince Edward Island are completely within the Atlantic
Maritime eco zone, along with the Gaspe peninsula.
Geologically, this region is a mix of sedimentary and igneous
bedrock. “Inhospitable” igneous highlands form much of the
interior of the many peninsulas that form this eco zone. The
Coastal areas are generally cooler in summer and warmer in
winter than the inland regions , with richer soils suitable for
farming. Hence, coastal communities have the greatest
concentration
16. Atlantic Maritime
Natural Vegetation and Soil
The Atlantic Maritime has a great soil and vegetation. Such
vegetation is white pine, red spruce, white spruce, sugar maple
etc. This leached, wet-climate and deep-grey/brown topsoil is
good for agriculture especially for potatoes in Prince Edward
Island, but the interior has poor agriculture. The soil in this eco
zone probably has the richest top soil in this region. This is
because it is not as leached as the rest of the soil. This is why
this region probably has the best vegetation than the rest of the
region also. This is a result of heavy rain fall which moves
nutrients from the (A) soil layer to the (B) soil layer in a process
known as “Leaching”. This results in a nutrient-poor topsoil
layer, and very large intermediate (B) layer between topsoil and
bedrock. The soil of this region is called acidic. The two factors,
paired with the heavy precipitation, directly affect what types of
plants can live in the eco zone.
18. Atlantic Maritime
Water Resources
In Atlantic Maritime even more dramatic are the tides in the
bay of Fundy , between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
There, every twelve and half hours, billions of tonnes of water
flush the bay, raisings metres, causing the highest tides in the
world and sending tidal bores surging up rivers such as
Maccan and St.Croix. This is the highest tides in the world.
19. Atlantic Maritime
Wildlife
Although the eco zone represents only 2% of Canada, it
embraces a wide variety of critical terrestrial, freshwater and
Marine environments. Lake an shaded waterways within forests
supply habitat for heron, loons, and freshwater ducks, while
osprey and eagles nest in tall trees. Much of the eco zone‟s
wildlife is dependent on forest eco systems. Terrestrial mammals
include Black Bear, Bobcat, Snowshoe Hare etc. Alteration
and loss of habitat from human activities are the greatest threat
to wildlife. Fragmented landscapes and species decline can be
attributed to logging, agriculture, overfishing, and urbanization.
The endangered status of the Acadian Whitefish is the result of
overfishing and water quality degradation from acid and other
containments.
20. Atlantic Maritime
Flora and Fauna
Plants little old growth forest remains in this eco zone after
centuries of farming and agriculture. Nevertheless, it is very
densely forested with second and third growth forests.
Animals, Insects, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds.
21. Atlantic Maritime
Rocks and Minerals
The Atlantic Maritime is in the province of the Appalachian
Orogen. Sedimentary rocks are most common in this eco
zone because of the Appalachian mountains. When the
Appalachians were forming layers of sediments were uplifted.
The sedimentary rock has deposits of non metallic minerals
such as coals, natural gas, oil. There are also sections of this
eco zone where igneous and metamorphic rock mean that
there are certain areas where metallic minerals are abundant
such as zinc, copper, iron.
22. Human Economic activities
Fishing was the base of the economy in this eco zone for
centuries, until overfishing caused the crash of several major fish
stocks. Agriculture is only possible where good soil is
available(potato farms on PEI are most famous), but is still an
important part of the Economy. Forestry has also been important
economically, and most of the forests here have been logged at
least once. Half of the 2.5 million people who live here live in
rural areas. The collapse of the ground fish industry is the result
of a diminishing resource base and severe environmental
pressure. Urbanization is going from rural to urban. In more
modern and younger terms, going from country to city. E g:- They
are putting up more buildings, and paying roads etc. Forestry is
like chopping down trees and selling the wood to make paper or
other things. Also just for warmth.
23. Climate and Climate graphs
The climate in the Atlantic Maritime differs greatly depending
on where you are in the eco zone. This area is mostly part of
the Atlantic Maritime climate region but also makes up small
parts of the Boreal and Southern regions. The whole eco
zone is affected by the Atlantic Ocean which causes warmer
winters and cooler summers then the rest of Canada. Within
the eco zone the coastal cities tend to have warmer winters
and cooler summers than the inland cities because they are
closer to the water. The range of the temperature is 29.05
degree Celsius. This is a maritime climate. The close
proximity with the ocean causes a lot of cool, moist air from
air currents. The inlands areas can get 900mm of
precipitation per year while the coastal cities can get more
than 1500 mm of precipitation in one year!
24. Climate Graph
•The Average temperature is 29.05 degree Celsius
•Month of highest temperature is July
•The month of lowest temperature is January
27. My experience and
destinations..I discussed the journey with my family.
Before I start my journey
So, they told me like. “Before, going to the tour that we will see
the travel guide book for tour. After that we have to conclude it
and then come to a conclusion. That‟s it”. So, we agreed her
opinion well. 2 days after. We got ready to go to the tour. It‟s was
very exiting day for me. That‟s my first experience that I‟ve never
been gone tour ever. So, We start our journey from our home to
Mixed wood plains. We saw lot of forests, plants, variety of
animals also. We took a break for each 5 minutes. And then we
arrived the Atlantic Maritime and we went to bath there. It was
really unforgettable day as well as exiting day also. Here is my
route of the map that we went to the tour..
