ch. 1 geography of north america and western canada
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CH. 1 GEOGRAPHY
OF NORTH AMERICAAND WESTERN CANADA
CH. 1 GEOGRAPHY
OF NORTH AMERICAAND WESTERN CANADA
POLITICAL CANADAPOLITICAL CANADA
POLITICAL U.S.A.POLITICAL U.S.A.
FIVE THEMES OFGEOGRAPHY
FIVE THEMES OFGEOGRAPHY
1. LOCATION 2. PHYSICAL & CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
3.REGIONS4. MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND OBJECTS
5. HUMAN / ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
GLOBALIZATION / INFRSTUCTURE
Tumbler Ridge Prince Rupert Chinatown, Van.
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
WHO OWNS THE ARCTIC?WHO OWNS THE ARCTIC?
TOTAL AREA IN DISPUTE
GLOBAL WARMING HAS OPENED UPMORE ACCESS
CANADA’S CLAIM
OIL
DIAMONDSGAS
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 ATITUDE
O CEANS
W INDS
E LEVATION/ALTITUDE (1 C / 165m.)
R ELIEF Mountain Barrier
CURRENTS & DISTANCE FROMOCEAN
THREE TYPES OFPRECIPITATION
THREE TYPES OFPRECIPITATION
+ =
PRECIPITATIONLandforms/Orographic
PRECIPITATIONLandforms/Orographic
PRECIPITATIONFrontal
PRECIPITATIONFrontal
PRECIPITATIONConvection
PRECIPITATIONConvection
CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE• THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT – Over the past 200 years, the world has been
burning more and more fossil fuels which traps greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
• 11 of the last 12 years have been among the warmest years since 1850.
• 1500 year cycle?????
AN INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE HAS CAUSED:
Shrinking Glaciers Grolars Changing Weather Patterns
Salmon Spawming Pine Beetle Truths??? Rising Oceans Number of Hurricanes
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
Why Tell Me Why! Why Pangea Broke Apart Video Discovery News.URL
LAND FORMSFOLD MOUNTAINS
LAND FORMSFOLD MOUNTAINS
YouTube - How Mountains Form Animation.URL
LAND FORMSVOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
LAND FORMSVOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
Hawaii Big Island Volcano eruption.URL
Mt. St. Helens Eruption.URL
LAND FORMSFAULTING
LAND FORMSFAULTING
THE BIG ONE???THE BIG ONE???B.C.’s west coast will experience an earthquake – When????
Port Alberni Tsunami 1964
Supercomputer Unleashes Virtual 9.0 Megaquake in Pacific Northwest.URL
EROSIONThe Water Cycle
EROSIONThe Water Cycle
Water witchinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m-q-sRSsx0
EROSIONWATER
EROSIONWATER
EROSIONGLACIERSEROSION
GLACIERS
THE GREAT ICE AGETHE GREAT ICE AGE
A million years ago Canada’s climate became very cold.The amount of snow > the amount melted.
Ice sheets moved & reshaped the land of N. America10,000 yrs ago the climate warmed.
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. 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
GROWTH OF CANADAGROWTH OF CANADA
1873 CANADA 1905 CANADA
CANADA’S POPULATION2007 - 33.4 MILLION
CANADA’S POPULATION2007 - 33.4 MILLION