1. BIOREGIONS
A bioregion is part of the Earth’s surface that combines living things (humans, flora and fauna) and non-living things (landforms, soils, climate, water) to form system.

2. What is a Bioregion/Ecozone?
Climate
Temperature
Precipitation
Wind
Landforms
Mountains
Plains
Hills
Humans
Flora
Plants
Fauna
Wildlife
Soils
Thin
Thick
Fertile
Rocky
Water
Lakes
Rivers
Swamps
Oceans

3. These 7 things are all interconnected!

4. Flora
Deciduous trees – loose their leaves in the fall, have deep root systems to store plant food for the winter. (maple, birch, ash, etc…)
Soil – must be sedimentary and deep to allow the roots to go deep.
Climate – must be warm to allow the sap to run early so the plant can grow it’s leaves.

5. Flora
Coniferous trees – needles stay on the tree year round (spruce, pine, fir, etc…)
Soil – can grow in thin, rocky soils because they don’t store food in roots over the winter.
Climate – can grow in colder environments because needles produce food right away in the spring.

6. Vegetation of Canada

7. Climate of Canada

8. Soils of Canada

9. Can you see any similarities?
What is the cause?

10. What is a Bioregion? Climate - Map p. 143 Landforms Map p. 101 Humans
Impact
Flora
Plants
Fauna
Animals
Soils
- Map p.146
Water
Lakes
Rivers
Swamps
Oceans

11. Which bioregion is this?
Landforms

12. Climate

13. Soil and Flora (Vegetation)

14. Fauna (Wildlife)

15. Water

16. Human Activity