Ecozones of Canada

Introduction to Ecozones Also known as an ecological zone Ecozones – incorporate landforms, climate, soil, natural vegetation, geologic history and water altogether with human activities and wildlife These all interact to form new “regions” called ecozones. Definition: an area can be defined as a distinct ecological zone based on one of the features and human activities

Ecozones cont’d All of these factors which make up an ecozone are connected – if one factor were to change it would change all the other ecozones Example: change in temperature will change the plant growth and therefore the food supply for animals Example: Increase in humans in an ecozone leads to a loss of farmland or forest because people use the land for urban uses

Why Ecozones? Well there are 15 different ecozones in Canada We live in the Mixedwood Plains ecozone Geographers had to consider the boundaries of these ecozones when making them, some factors were more impt than others Example: climate had more of an impact when naming and creating the boundaries for those ecozones in the Arctic of Canada

Terrestrial – means having to do with the Earth or the land

Arctic Ecozones

Arctic Ecozones

Taiga Ecozones

Taiga Ecozones

Boreal Shield

Mountane Cordillera

Hudson Plains

Mixedwood Plains

Prairies

Atlantic Maritime

Pacific Maritime