Unit 2: The Food October 14, 2014

Why Study Ecozones? While its important to study parts of our natural environment (climate, wildlife, geology), it is also important to study all of the natural and human parts of an environment together. We must study all components in order to understand how they interact as ONE system. If we do this, we will better understand our environment as a WHOLE.

What is an Ecozone? What makes an ecozone? 1. Drainage An ecozone is a large region in which living things, including people, and the physical environment work together as a system. The study of ecozones looks at how human activities interact with the natural environment within a particular region. What makes an ecozone? 1. Drainage 2. Natural Vegetation 3. Human Activities 4. Wildlife 5. Soil 6. Landforms

What Ecozone do you live in? Canada is a large country consisting of many different ecozones (15 to be exact).

Reflection Which ecozone do you live in? List three ways that humans interact with the environment in your ecozone. If you could live in another Canadian Ecozone, which one would you choose? Explain why using specific details.