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Physical Geography of Canada
Canada's physical geography significantly influences its diverse climate patterns and ecosystems. Proximity to water bodies creates maritime climates with moderate temperatures, while continental regions experience more extreme weather.
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Physical Geography of Canada Wind Tundra lichens moss permafrost Elevation Soil Organic Matter Air Water Minerals magnesium calcium iron Grasslands south long grass prarie north short grass prarie Affect on Climate Continental → Away from water, extreme temperatures
Maritime → Near water, moderate temperatures
Earths Layers Glaciation Oak Ridges Moraine Water runoff feeds over 30 major waterways in Ontario
160 km long and 3 km - 24 km wide Formed by two glaciers pushing rock, sand, clay, and gravel together
Tectonic Faulting Transform ( Strike-Slip ) Convergent ( Reverse ) Divergent ( Normal ) Tectonic Plates Transform Divergent Convergent Polar bears Earth in space Seasons Rotation Vs Revolution Creation in space Science based Big Bang Theory Tradition / Spiritual Turtle Island Religious Wet lands Geological Era's Mesozoic Paleozoic Cenozoic Precambrian Worms Latitude Further from equator → Colder climate
Closer to equator → Warmer climate
Coniferous grows quickly pine, spruce Beavers Calcification CONNECTIONS Polar bears and Ice caps and Humans Golden eagles and Scottish HIghlands Banff National Park and Grizzly Bear Tsunami and Plate Tectonics Canadian Shield and Plate tectonics Geese and Grass Bison and Grasslands Birds and Wind Trees and Humans Wetlands and turtles Ocean Currents and Whales Beavers and Deciduous trees Snow Leopards and glaciers Polar bears and Tundra Crust and sediment Yoho National park, glaciers and elevation Owls and Grasslands Worms and Soil Ocean Currents Cold currents → Cool, dry air Warm currents → Warm, moist air
Fold Mountains Inactive Atlas mountains (Morocco) Scottish highlands
Appalachians (North America) Active Alps (Europe)
Andes (South America)
Himalayas (Asia)
Rockies (North America) Relief Precipitation High elevation opposite water → rain shadow (less precipitation)
High elevation near water → Increased precipitation
Lanform Regions National Parks Rock cycle Metamorphic Sedimentary Igneous
