Ecological stratification working group, 1995, a national ecological framework for canada report and national map. Examples of typical vegetation include purple saxifrage, bilberry, and. Ecozones are areas of the earths surface representative of large and very generalized ecological units. Pages in category ecozones of canada the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. Torontos ecozone i find the name of the ecozone toronto is found in and shade it in on the map below. Canadian identity fill in the blank while i read aloud answer key is attached to yesterdays lesson if you are away today 9 min video canadian identity. The ecozones, ecoregions, and ecodistricts of ontario. Distributed by the government of canada depository services program weekly checklist 201122. This map outlines the boundaries of the 15 ecozones and 53 ecoprovinces of canada. The ecosystems are variable, ranging from alpine tundra and dense conifer forests to dry sagebrush and grasslands. An ecozone is the top level of the four levels of ecosystems that the national ecological framework for canada defines. Ecozones typical ly span jurisdictional boundaries.
The terrestrial area conserved has increased by 66% in the last 20 years, and by 6% in the last 5 years. The first digital version of the canadian ecological framework was developed in a joint initiative between environment canada ec and agriculture and agrifood canada aafc between 1992 and 1995 and published in 1996. Canada s northern ecozones cover all the arctic islands and offshore waters, and the taiga from the mackenzie delta to labrador. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The governor general represents the queen in canada. This is simply because we produce a lot more minerals than we need. The sovereign appoints the governor general on the prime ministers advice. With acrobat reader dc, you can do more than just open and view pdf files. See more ideas about canada, canada travel and teaching social studies. Ecozones combine these factors plus others to create generalized regions with similar characteristics. Ecozone maps, reports, and databases are available. Terrestrial ecoprovinces of canada open government portal.
Introduction to canadian ecozones canadian council on. Ecozones powerpoint ecozones intro use link attached below fill in blanks on page 1516 label the ecozones in canada yellow booklet page 17 using textbook page 154 you do not have to color it. Ecozones are a relatively new concept allowing the study of the interrelationships of physical and human systems. Bulk of these potential areas for ecozone development are for manufacturing sector, present in 74 sites with a total land area of 39,947 hectares, according.
No specific marine or freshwater ecozones are included in this virtual exhibit, so a body of water that falls within or alongside an ecozone is. Department of environment and natural resources, government of the northwest territories, yellowk nife, nt, canada. Wetlands form almost 80% of the hudson plains, and very low proportions of mountainous regions such as the arctic cordillera. Canadas conserved areas proportion of ecozones conserved. Search help in finding ecozones of canada online quiz version. Ecozones are vast in size, and so contain many smaller ecosystems. Canadas national forest inventory detailed information for 12 of canadas terrestrial forested ecozones is compiled in the national forest inventory, a collaborative effort between the. At the end of your monthly term, you will be automatically renewed at the promotional monthly subscription rate until the end of the promo period, unless you elect to. The ecoregions are within the nearctic ecozone of the new world, which is part of the holarctic ecozone of the northern hemisphere. Canadas ecozones grade 9 academic geography class notes agenda introduction to canadas ecozones ppt ecozone question sheet shading your own ecozone map what is an ecozone. Hemiptera of canada 279 sternorrhyncha worldwide, the sternorrhyncha are represented by about 18,690 species hardy 2018, with about 2950 species in north america approximate composite number based on foottit et al. Work on documents anywhere using the acrobat reader mobile app.
Ecozones in canada for teachers 9th 12th students examine how canada s ecozones relate to political and surface areas through the use of a worldsat remote sensing image of canada. The central plains of western canada comprises two ecozones. Ottawahull, agriculture and agrifood canada, research branch, centre for land and biological resources research and environment canada, state of the environment directorate, ecozone analysis branch, scale 1. Landforms regions of north america landforms of canada powerpoint see below fill in the blanks handout. Pdf joiner allows you to merge multiple pdf documents and images into a single pdf file, free of charge.
Describe the vegetation type and dominating tree species if applicable for each canadian ecozone. Marine ecozones are derived from marine bioregions, which were delineated following a national science advisory process that considered oceanographic and bathymetric similarities. Obtain the required resources and read all the instructions before starting. What is the difference between a species range and a species distribution map. Items ordered from us ecozone may be subject to tax in certain states, based on the state to which the order is shipped. Canada soil inventory 1989, terrestrial ecozones of canada wicken 1986, soil climates of canada clayton et al. The title of this map is terrestrial ecozones and ecoprovinces of canada. Consider how this would apply in each of these cases. Most of canada s wetlands occur in the boreal shield 25% of canadian wetland area, hudson plains 21% and boreal plains 18%. Ducks unlimited canada po box 1160 stonewall, manitoba, canada. In collaboration with the ccea, ec performed the consultative and policy planning while aafc completed. The legend on the map arranges the ecozones according to general shared properties. Of 15 terrestrial ecozones in canada, the hudson bay lowlands, the ontario. After completing the vegetation regions of canada organizer, choose one 1 of pages each page is a different roadtrip through 4 vegetation regions.
Such ecozones are found in california, arizona, southern florida and throughout mexico. Ecological regions of the northwest territories taiga shield this report may be cited as. The montane cordillera ecozone is the most diverse of canada s 15 terrestrial ecozones, exhibiting some of the driest, wettest, coldest and hottest conditions anywhere in the country. File type icon file name description size revision time user. Ecozones, ecoprovinces and ecoregions are useful units for reporting and planning purposes at, respectively, the national, provincial and regional levels. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. Ecozones and ecoregions iii dedication this description of the broadscale ecosystems of ontario is dedicated to our cherished friend and colleague, brenda chambers, whose thorough knowledge of central ontarios ecosystems, environmental ethic, infectious enthusiasm, and positive outlook in the face of. Information contained in this publication or product may be reproduced, in part or in whole. They were developed in order to study regions in canada more accurately.
Terrestrial ecozones of canada ecological land classification is a process of delineating and classifying ecologically distinctive areas and classification areas of the earths surface. This guide provides an indepth look at our remotesensing satellite mapping efforts and the development of our enhanced wetland classification system. The data can be in the form of vectors, rasters, aerial photography or statistical tabular data and most often the data component can be very costly or labor intensive. Largest of canada s ecozones, the boreal shield covers a vast area from alberta to newfoundland, south of the taiga shield and hudson plains and north of numerous ecozones, including the boreal plains, mixedwood plains, and the atlantic maritime. The largest ecozone in canada is the boreal shield. Canadas conserved areas proportion of ecozones conserved, canada the canadian environmental sustainability indicators cesi program provides data and information to track canadas performance on key environmental sustainability issues. Importance of mining in canada canada is ranked 3rd in the world in the mining industry. Terrestrial ecozones of canada ecological land classification is a process of delineating and classifying ecologically distinctive areas and classification areas of the earth s surface. On this map, a solid grey line is used to define the ecozone and ecoprovince boundaries. The application of the concepts of geographic thinking, and the learning of geography. Each area can be viewed as a discrete system which has resulted from interplay of geologic, landform, soil, vegetation.
Ecological land classification, 2017 statistics canada. Wildlife taking into consideration that the boreal shield is a very large ecozone, the biggest in canada to be specific, it would only make logical sense for it to consist of a large variety of different animals. The terrestrial ecoprovinces of canada dataset provides representations of ecoprovinces. Boundary lines for ecozones are marked by the location of transition zones, where characteristics blend from one ecozone to the next. Print in pencil only first, then go over the printing in black ink. Ecoregions of canadas prairie grasslands semantic scholar. If an item is subject to sales tax, in accordance with state tax laws, the tax is generally calculated on the total selling price of each individual item, including shipping and handling charges, giftwrap charges and other. In this chapter,you learned about the usefulness of ecozones in helping us to understand and explain canada s geography. An ecozones and ecoregions of canada map, at the scale of 1. A listing of canadian ecoregions developed by wwfcanada and the international world wide fund for nature formerly world wildlife fund. These ecological areas cover all of the area within the coastal boundaries of canada. Which areas of canada are each made up of 6 ecozones. Before ecozones were invented, geoscientists measured and analyzed data from. Canadian council on ecological areas 2014 canada ecozones.
Human activity often accelerates the pace of change in the environment, which causes stress on the environment. Field guide to the wetlands of the boreal plains ecozone of canada. Taiga plains ecozone evidence for key findings summary. Academic level only vegetation across canada roadtrip. Department of environment and natural resources, government of the northwest territories, yellowknife, nt, canada. Canada on the world stage reminder to hand in your mb ecozone map. Its packed with all the tools you need to convert, edit, and sign pdfs. Ecozones are regions that share a variety of characteristics, including. Almost anyone in the geospatial community would agree that a major part of any gis project would be the data sets involved. Terrestrial ecozones of canada parks canada history. Ecoregion download files by state region 5 ecosystems. This can lead to serious and sometimes irreversible damage examples of damage. In canada, the arctic makes up the largest area and the desert the smallest. An introduction to canadas ecozones using chapter 14 in the making connections textbook answer the following questions.
The map features the hudson bay lowlands, ontario shield and mixedwood plains. The glossary definition of this isnt really complete, be sure to use page 156. Tuktut nogait national park, representative of the southern arctic ecozone, supports caribou, muskoxen, and canada s rarest bird, the eskimo curlew. Wet lands and local forests, are examples of ecosystems within ecozones. Ecological regions of the northwest territories taiga shield. All of these themes have impacted, to a greater or lesser. North american ecozones not found in canada within canada s borders, there are no habitats containing tropical forests, semiarid highlands, temperate sierras or mediterraneanlike regions. This treatment of the ecozones of british columbia is slightly modified from the one i wrote in the checklist of the lepidoptera of british columbia, canada pohl. These are further subdivided into 53 ecoprovinces, 194 ecoregions, and 1021 ecodistricts.
Canada is divided into 15 separate terrestrial ecozones. The framework divides canada into 15 terrestrial ecozones that define its ecological mosaic on a subcontinental scale. Field guide to the wetlands of the boreal plains ecozone. Terrestrial ecozones of canada open government portal.
For instance, all of the marine units are grouped, as are the boreal and arctic units. Cgc1d unit 3 natural diversity mr mcdermotts class. Terrestrial ecozones, ecoregions and ecodistricts of manitoba. Its easy to add annotations to documents using a complete set of commenting tools. Introduction to canada s ecozones we have looked at how canada is broken into various climate regions, soil regions, and vegetation regions. Canadian open data and free geospatial data resources. The ecozones of canada consist of fifteen terrestrial and five marine ecozones in canada. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. The study of ecozones helps us understand the interrelationships between natural and human systems.
Offer starts on jan 8, 2020 and expires on sept 30, 2020. Chc 2p1 canadian history of the 20th century applied unit 1. Canadas northern ecozones cover all the arctic islands and offshore waters, and the taiga from the mackenzie delta to labrador. Ecosystem status and trends report, arctic marine ecozones. The 15 canadian terrestrial ecozones is further classified into 53 ecoprovinces, 194 ecoregions, and 1,021 ecodistricts. The boreal shield is a very useful source of lead, gold, nickel, copper, zinc, etc. This being said, the above mentioned ecozone is canada s largest terrestrial ecozone, at. The lesson with the links to the videos and resources used are below. Canada s 1991 urban population by ecozone canada, 1995. Research document canadian science advisory secretariat. Environment canada, state of the environment directorate, ecozone.
Ecoregions are outlined in black, ecozones are outlined in red, and lakes are respresented by light blue areas. Name 10 canadian ecozones, describe they location relative to each other, and explain how they differ. The terrestrial ecozones of canada dataset provides representations of ecozones. While the borders of these three countries are clearly delineated, the continents habitats often cross borders, as do the organisms that inhabit them. The marine area conserved has increased by a factor of. Ecozones introduction the first digital version of the canadian ecological framework was developed in a joint initiative between environment canada ec and agriculture and agrifood canada aafc between 1992 and 1995 and published in 1996. About canada s ecozones canada, the united states and mexico make up a majority of the north american continent. Data product specification english, guide, pdf, english, access. There is a printable worksheet available for download here so you can take the quiz with pen and paper.
Just upload files you want to join together, reorder them with draganddrop if you need and click join files button to merge the documents. Canada has 20 ecozones, which can be further subdivided into 15 terrestrial ecozones and 5 marine ecozones. The ecozones of bc, with special reference to lepidoptera pdf. An ecoprovince is a subdivision of an ecozone and is characterized by major assemblages of structural or surface forms, faunal realms, and vegetation, hydrology, soil, and macro climate.
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