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CH. 3 GEOGRAPHY
OF NORTH AMERICAAND WESTERN CANADA
CH. 3 GEOGRAPHY
OF NORTH AMERICAAND WESTERN CANADA
POLITICAL CANADAPOLITICAL CANADA
POLITICAL U.S.A.POLITICAL U.S.A.
PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAPCANADA
PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAPCANADA
PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSWESTERN CORDILLERAN
PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSWESTERN CORDILLERAN
Vancouver
Rocky Mountains
PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSINTERIOR PLAINSPHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSINTERIOR PLAINS
Grasslands/Ranching/Farming
PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSCANADIAN SHIELDPHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSCANADIAN SHIELD
Boreal Forest - Cone bearing trees
PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDSPHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS
PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSAPPALACHIANSPHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSAPPALACHIANS
PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSARCTIC REGIONPHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONSARCTIC REGION
Tundra - permafrost, moss, lichen, and small shrubs
PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAPNORTH AMERICA
PHYSIOGRAPHIC MAPNORTH AMERICA
NOTE - The physiographic regions do not just end at the borders
CLIMATE GRAPHSCLIMATE GRAPHS
Vancouver, B.C.(Maritime Climate)
CLIMATE GRAPHSCLIMATE GRAPHS
WINNIPEG(Continental Climate)
CLIMATE GRAPHSCLIMATE GRAPHS
VANCOUVER VS. WINNIPEG Maritime vs. Continental
CANADIAN PRECIPITATIONCANADIAN PRECIPITATION
WHAT INFLUENCES CLIMATE?(L.O.W.E.R.)
WHAT INFLUENCES CLIMATE?(L.O.W.E.R.)
L ATITUDEO CEANSW INDSE LEVATION/ALTITUDER ELIEF Mountain Barrier
CURRENTS & DISTANCE FROMOCEAN
THREE TYPES OFPRECIPITATION
THREE TYPES OFPRECIPITATION
+ =
PRECIPITATIONLandforms/Orographic
PRECIPITATIONLandforms/Orographic
PRECIPITATIONFrontal
PRECIPITATIONFrontal
PRECIPITATIONConvection
PRECIPITATIONConvection
THE EARTH4.5 Billion Years Old
THE EARTH4.5 Billion Years Old
THE EARTHTwo billion years ago, all the
continents were joined.
THE EARTHTwo billion years ago, all the
continents were joined.
Plate tectonics have moved the continents to where theyAre today
LAND FORMSFOLD MOUNTAINS
LAND FORMSFOLD MOUNTAINS
LAND FORMSVOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
LAND FORMSVOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
LAND FORMSFAULTING
LAND FORMSFAULTING
EROSIONThe Water Cycle
EROSIONThe Water Cycle
EROSIONWATER
EROSIONWATER
EROSIONGLACIERSEROSION
GLACIERS
EROSIONWIND
EROSIONWIND
THE WORLD’S MAIN BIOMESTHE WORLD’S 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.
THE WORLD’S MAIN BIOMESTHE WORLD’S MAIN BIOMES
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POLARTEMPERATEARIDTROPICALMEDITERRANEANMOUNTAINS
NATURAL REGIONS OFCANADA
NATURAL REGIONS OFCANADA
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GROWTH OF CANADAGROWTH OF CANADA
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1873 CANADA 1905 CANADA
CANADA’S POPULATION2007 - 33.4 MILLION
CANADA’S POPULATION2007 - 33.4 MILLION
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