Using your textbook and course notes, answer the following questions
on Canada's ecozones.
- What ecozone is the furthest north? _____________________________
- What ecozone is the furthest east? _____________________________
- What ecozone is the furthest west? _____________________________
- What ecozone is the furthest south? _____________________________
- Identify what ecozone the following capitals are located in by completing
the following organizer:
Capital |
Province/Territory |
Ecozone |
Iqaluit |
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Manitoba |
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British Columbia |
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St. John's |
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Prince Edward Island |
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Yukon Territory |
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Yellowknife |
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Saskatchewan |
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Fredericton |
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- Name each province or territory that is found in the following ecozones:
- Pacific Maritime _______________________________
- Boreal Plain ___________________________________
- Mixed Wood Plains ______________________________
- Taiga Cordillera _______________________________
- Find the ecozone(s) that best match the following description:
- Most populated (2) _____________________ __________________________
- Least populated (1) __________________________
- Mining is an important activity (3) _____________________________
_________________________________ _____________________________
- Hunting and trapping is an important activity (6) _________________
_______________________ ________________________ ___________________
_______________________ ________________________
- Contain mountains (5) ________________________ _______________________
_____________________ ________________________ _______________________
- Largest in area (1) __________________________
- Smallest in area (1) _________________________
- Lowest GDP (1) _______________________________
Why do you think this ecozone has the lowest GDP of all ecozones?
- How many ecozones contain permafrost? ____________________
- How many ecozones contain plains? ________________________
- For each of the following ecozones, identify its major cities:
Ecozone |
Major Cities |
Hudson Plains |
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Montane Cordillera |
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Prairie |
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Southern Arctic |
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Atlantic Maritime |
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- Which lightly populated ecozone would you like to a) live in and b) visit?
In paragraph form, give reasons for each choice.