2. BC Tourism Regions

3.  Size:  Area is 944,735km 2  3 rd biggest province in area (size)  2.6X bigger than Germany and 2.4X bigger than Japan  25,725km of coastline  Terrain:  Most of BC is mountainous  Elevations range from 0 (sea level) to 4663m (Mount Fairweather)  2.1% of area is water (lakes, rivers, etc.)  BC borders on Alberta, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Washington, Idaho, Montana & Alaska BC Geography

4. BC Tourism Regions

5.  Key cities:  Vancouver (metropolitan area – from N. Vancouver to Langley)  Whistler  Fraser Valley towns (Abbotsford, Chilliwack)  Key geography:  Metro Vancouver  Sea to Sky country  Sunshine Coast  Fraser Country  North Shore Mountains Vancouver Coast & Mountains

6. Vancouver Island Key Cities  Victoria  Nanaimo  Courtenay & Comox  Tofino & Ucluelet Key Geography  Central Island  Cowichan Valley  Gulf Islands  North Central  North Island  Pacific Rim  South Island

7. Thompson Okanagan Key Cities:  Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon (Okanagan cities)  Kamloops  Osoyoos  Ski resorts: Big White, Silver Star, Sun Peaks, Apex Mountain Key Geography  Lakes and vineyards  Semi-desert  Armstrong area farms  Mountain resorts

8. Northern BC Key Cities:  Prince George  Prince Rupert  Fort St. John Key Geography:  Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)  Northeastern BC  Northwestern BC

9. Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Key Cities:  Bella Coola  100 Mile House  Williams Lake  Quesnel Key Geography:  Cariboo  Chilcotin  Coast

10. Kootenay Rockies Key Cities:  Revelstoke  Radium Hot Springs  Nelson  Cranbrook  Fernie Key Geography:  Hot Springs  Rocky Mountains  Ranchlands

11.  Complete Map of BC assignment  BC Regions Work: