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