Boreal Shield Ecozone By Brett L & Scott A

Landforms The area is 1,774,000 km2 Canadian Shield Rock Quartz Veins Glacial Striations (Scratched Bedrock) Erratic (Misplaced Rocks) Fen (Mineral Rich Bog) Moraine (Glacial Debris) Rocky Hills Plains

Climate Average of 700mm of precipitation Long cold winters & short warm summers Average temperature of -15°C in winter and 17°C in summer There is between 60 and 100 frost free days every year 130-190 Growing days

Vegetation Not many plants due to a short growing season, forest fires, acidic soils Mosses Spruce trees (White, Black) Berries Pine trees (White, Red, Jack) Trembling Aspen trees White Birch trees Willow trees Shrubs Ferns

Soils Heavily leached soils Exposed bedrock of the Canadian Shield Swampy areas (wet soil)

Wildlife Boreal Owl Wolves Beavers Ducks & Geese Hawks Caribou Bears Woodpeckers Lynx Fish Blue Jay Deer

Human Activities Mining Fishing Canoeing Power Lines Trains Logging (Clear Cutting) Airports Hydro Dams Tree Planting Hunting Farming Tourism

Major Cities & Population St. John’s Thunder Bay Sudbury Sault Ste. Marie Thompson Population of 2,900,000

Interesting Facts The boreal shield ecozone is the largest in Canada The boreal shield stretches 3800 km’s across

Bibliography Author, Unknown. Ecological Framework of Canada, Ecozones, "Boreal Shield Ecozone." Accessed September 28, 2012. http://ecozones.ca/english/zone/BorealShield/index. Clark , Bruce.W, and John.K Wallace. Geographical issues of the twenty-first century. Toronto, Ontario. Canada: Pearson education Canada, 2005.