CH. 3 GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA AND WESTERN CANADA

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CH. 3 GEOGRAPHYOF NORTH AMERICAAND WESTERN
CANADA
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POLITICAL CANADA
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POLITICAL U.S.A.
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAPCANADA
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSWESTERN CORDILLERAN

• Vancouver
• Rocky Mountains

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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSINTERIOR PLAINS
Grasslands/Ranching/Farming
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSCANADIAN SHIELD
Boreal Forest - Cone bearing trees
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSAPPALACHIANS
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSARCTIC REGION
Tundra - permafrost, moss, lichen, and small
shrubs
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PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAPNORTH AMERICA
NOTE - The physiographic regions do not just end
at the borders
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CLIMATE GRAPHS

• Vancouver, B.C.
• (Maritime Climate)

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CLIMATE GRAPHS

• WINNIPEG
• (Continental Climate)

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CLIMATE GRAPHS

• VANCOUVER VS. WINNIPEG
• Maritime vs. Continental

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CANADIAN PRECIPITATION
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WHAT INFLUENCES CLIMATE?(L.O.W.E.R.)

• L ATITUDE
• O CEANS
• W INDS
• E LEVATION/ALTITUDE
• R ELIEF
• Mountain Barrier

CURRENTS DISTANCE FROM OCEAN
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THREE TYPES OFPRECIPITATION


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PRECIPITATIONLandforms/Orographic
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PRECIPITATIONFrontal
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PRECIPITATIONConvection
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THE EARTH4.5 Billion Years Old
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THE EARTHTwo billion years ago, all the
continents were joined.
Plate tectonics have moved the continents to
where they Are today
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LAND FORMSFOLD MOUNTAINS
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LAND FORMSVOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
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LAND FORMSFAULTING
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EROSIONThe Water Cycle
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EROSIONWATER
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EROSIONGLACIERS
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EROSIONWIND
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THE WORLDS MAIN BIOMES

• What is an ecosystem? An ecosystem is a community
  of living organisms (plants and animals) sharing
  an environment. The largest ecosystems are called
  biomes. What is a biome? A biome is a very large
  ecosystem. You can find a map showing six of the
  world's main biomes here. The Map below shows
  six of the world's main biomes.

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THE WORLDS MAIN BIOMES

• POLAR
• TEMPERATE
• ARID
• TROPICAL
• MEDITERRANEAN
• MOUNTAINS

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NATURAL REGIONS OFCANADA
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GROWTH OF CANADA
1905 CANADA
1873 CANADA
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CANADAS POPULATION2007 - 33.4 MILLION