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Canada’s Terrestrial Ecozones of Canada

Canada’s Terrestrial Ecozones of Canada. What is an Ecozone ?. It is an area of land that has specific types of landforms, soil, climate, and animals. Canada has 15 different Ecozones . . 1. Arctic Cordillera 2. Northern Arctic 3. Southern Arctic 4. Atlantic Maritime

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Canada’s Terrestrial Ecozones of Canada

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  1. Canada’s Terrestrial Ecozones of Canada

  2. What is an Ecozone? • It is an area of land that has specific types of landforms, soil, climate, and animals. • Canada has 15 different Ecozones.

  3. 1. Arctic Cordillera • 2. Northern Arctic • 3. Southern Arctic • 4. Atlantic Maritime • 5. Boreal Cordillera • 6. Boreal Plains • 7.Boreal Shield

  4. 8. Hudson Plains • 9. Prairie • 10. Mixedwood Plains • 11. Montane Cordillera • 12. Pacific Maritime • 13. Taiga Cordillera • 14. Taiga Plains • 15. Taiga Shield

  5. Arctic Cordillera Ecozone • Location: Eastern Baffin and Devon Islands and most Ellesmere and Bylot Islands • Physical: only major mountainous environment with ice caps on mountains • Climate: very cold • Animals: variety of birds, walrus, narwhal and beluga whale • Example of National Park: Auyuittuq National Park

  6. Northern Arctic Ecozone • Location: most of Nunavut and part of NWT and Northern Quebec • Physical: lowland plains covered with glacial parts • Climate: very dry and cold • Animals: polar bear, caribou, muskox, wold, artic hare • Example of National Park: Aulavik National Park

  7. Southern Arctic Ecozone • Location: Area around Hudson’s Bay (Nunavut, Northern Quebec and Labrador • Physical: strong rolling lowland plains • Climate: cold, with long winters, short cool summers • Animals: muskox, grizzly and polar bears, moose • Example of National Park: Ivvavik National Park

  8. Atlantic Maritime Ecozone • Location: From St Lawrence River through New Brunswick and into Nova Scotia and PEI • Physical: Appalachian upland and coastal plain • Climate: cool moist • Animals: white tailed deer, moose, raccoon, skunk • Example of National Park: Cape Breton Highlands National Park

  9. Boreal Cordillera Ecozone • Location: mid section of Canadian Rockies. Northern BC and Southern Yukon • Physical: mountain ranges • Climate: long cold winters and short warm summers • Animals: black and grizzly bears, mountain goats, lynx • Example of National Park: Kluane National Park

  10. Boreal Plains Ecozone • Location: NW BC to SE Manitoba • Physical: flat plains • Climate: cold winters and warm summers • Animals: woodland caribou, coyote, chipmunks • Example of National Park: Wood Buffalo National Park

  11. Boreal Shield Ecozone • Location: U shaped, N Saskatchewan, E to Newfoundland • Physical: lots of farm land, lakes and rivers • Climate: cold winters and warm summers • Animals: black bear, caribou, raccoon • Example of National Park: Georgian Bay Islands National Park

  12. Hudson Plains Ecozone • Location: Northern Ontario and Quebec near Hudson’s Bay • Physical: mainly wetlands • Climate: cold • Animals: moose, caribou, arctic fox • Example of National Park: Wapusk National Park

  13. Prairie Ecozone • Location: semi-circular and near Canada and USA border (Alberta-Manitoba) • Physical: flat plains • Climate: cold winters and hot summers • Animals: jack rabbit, elk, coyote • Example of National Park: Elk Island National Park

  14. Mixedwood Plains Ecozone • Location: Lower Great Lakes • Physical: agriculture soils and gentle mountain • Climate: warm summers and cool winters • Animals: white tailed deer, black bears, skunks • Example of National Park: Point Pelee National Park

  15. Montane Cordillera Ecozone • Location: S BC and SW Alberta • Physical: rugged mountains and interior plains • Climate: long cold winters and short warm summers • Animals: bighorn sheep, badgers, fishers • Example of National Park: Glacier National Park

  16. Pacific Maritime Ecozone • Location: the land on the Pacific Coast • Physical: mountains, and glacial boundaries • Climate: very little difference between winter and summer….cool • Animals: white-tailed deer, mountain lions • Example of National Park: Pacific Rim National Park

  17. Taiga Cordillera Ecozone • Location: N Rocky Mountain, Yukon and SW NWT • Physical: steep mountains and narrow valleys • Climate: dry and cold • Animals: Dall’s sheep, mountain goats, lynx • Example of National Park: Ivvavik National Park

  18. Taiga Plains Ecozone • Location: SW NWT and N BC • Physical: plains • Climate: cold • Animals: moose, bison, wolf • Example of National Park: Wood Buffalo National Park

  19. Taiga Shield Ecozones • Location: On both sides of Hudson Bay • Physical: lots of forests and open tundra • Climate: cold • Animals: artic fox, moose, wolf • Example of National Park: none

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