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>> |Region|Location in Canada|Prominent Features|
>> |:-----|:-----------------|:-----------------|
>> |**Western Cordillera**|- Yukon Territory<br>- Northwest Territories<br>- British Columbia|- Formed when the ```Pacific plate``` **subducted** under the ```North American plate```<br>- It was formed during the ```cenozoic``` and ```mesozoic``` eras, **30** to **100** million years ago<br>- Its very ```young```<br>- Higlhand|
>> |**Interior Plains**|- Northwest territories<br>- Saskatchewan<br>|
>> |**Western Cordillera**|- Yukon Territory<br>- Northwest Territories<br>- British Columbia|- Formed when the ```Pacific plate``` **subducted** under the ```North American plate```<br>- It was formed during the ```cenozoic``` and ```mesozoic``` eras, **30** to **100** million years ago<br>- Its very ```young```<br>- ```Highland```|
>> |**Interior Plains**|- Northwest territories<br>- Saskatchewan<br>- Alberta<br>- Manitoba<br>- Nunavut|**Lowland**|
>> |**Innutian Mountains**|- Nunavut|- Formed in mesozoic era<br>- It was formed by the ```North American Plate```<br>- Its very ```young```, hence higher<br>- ```Lowland```|
>> |**Canadian Shield**|- Northwest Territory<br>- Nunavut<br>- Saskatchewan<br>- Manitoba<br>- Ontario<br>- Quebec<br>- Labrador|in progress|
>> |**Hudson Bay - Arctic Lowlands**|- Ontario<br>- Quebec|```Lowland```|
>> |**Appalachins**|- New Brunswick<br>- Newfoundland<br>- Nova Scotia<br>- PEI|```Highland```|
> ## Terms
>> ```Climate```: The weather condition prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
>> ```Weather```: The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards ```heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc```
> ## LOWERN
>> |Letter|Description|
>> |:-----|:----------|
>> |**L**atitude|- Where you are on a map<br>- If you are farther away from the equator, the less ```direct sunlight``` you receive, therefore it's ```colder``` in that region|
>> |**O**cean Currents|- Ocean currents moving away from the equator is ```relatively warmer``` and currents moving towards the equator is ```relatively cooler```<br>- Winds moving across the current are either ```cooled or warmed```|
>> |**W**inds and Air Masses|- Air mass is a ```large volume``` of air that takes on the ```climatic conditions``` of the area in which it forms<br>- They move depending on the ```weather patterns```|
>> |**E**levation|- It's ```Colder``` the higher you are|
>> |**R**elief|- Shape of the surface of the land<br>- Affects ```precipitation```<br>- The side facing the ```wind``` gets more ```rain and snow```<br>- The opposite gets the ```rain shadow```|
>> |**N**ear Water|- ```Maritime``` climate<br>- Winters are ```mild```, summer never gets ```too hot```|
> ## ```Continental``` v.s ```Climate```
>> |Type of Climate|Description|Examples|
>> |:--------------|:----------|:-------|
>> |```Maritime```|- Small annual temperature range (cool to warm summers, cold to mildwinters) below ```25C``` range<br>- Annual ```percipitation``` is high - greater than ```1000mm```<br>- Develops in coastal locations near major water bodies (i.e. Atlantic or Pacific Oceans)|- Halifax<br>- Nova Scotia<br>- Vancouver<br>- British Columbia|
>> |```Continental```|- Large annual temperature range (warm to hot summers, cold winters) greater than ```25C``` range<br>- Annual ```percipitation``` is low - below ```1000mm```<br>- Develops in area far from oceans and large lakes, in the interior of a continent/land mass|- Regina<br>- Saskatche-wan<br>- Winnipeg<br>- Manitoba|
> ## Climate Change
>> ### Causes
>> - Human activity
>> - Transportation
>> - Fossil Fuels
>> - Deforestation
>> - Appliances
>> - Garbage
>> ### Impacts / Effects
>> - Animals
>> - Fishes
>> - Sea Urchins
>> - Starfish
>> - Bear
>> - African Wildlife
>> - Polar Bears
>> - Feedback Loops
>> - Natural Diasters
>> - Temperature Rise
>> - Destroy Ecosystems
>> - Kills People
>> - Heat Strokes
>> - Natural Diasters
>> - Fires
>> - Deforestation
>> - The ```Amazon Rainforest``` is becoming extinct
>> ### Solutions
>>> |Solution #|Solution|
>>> |:---------|:-------|
>>> |1.|Changing to ```LED``` lights|
>>> |2.|Solar Power|
>>> |3.|Turn theromo stats ```low```|
>>> |4.|Turn off appliances|
>>> |5.|Drive less or get a fuel efficient car|
>>> |6.|Build Rigs to pump carbon ```deep``` inside the ```Earth```|
>>> |7.|Eat ```local``` food|
>>> #### Local Level
>>> - Carpool
>>> - Public transportation(bus, subway)
>>> - Eat locally produced food
>>> - Conserve Energy (programmable, thermostat, unplug, appliances, LED, light bulbs)
>>> - Electric car / Fuel efficient car
>>> - Using cloth bags / reusable when going to the grocery store
>>> - Compost
>>> - Walk, bike to work / school
>>> #### National Level
>>> - Invest in green / renewable energies (```wind, solar, geothermal``` etc)
>>> - Ban plastic bags
>>> - Carbon tax
>>> - Cap and trade programs (companies trade ```GHG``` emissions credits)
>>> - Strict enviornmental laws regarding ```GHG``` emissions by industry
>>> #### Global Level
>>> - Participate in ```UN climate change``` conferences
>>> - Countries promise to reduce ```GHG``` emissions (ex. ```UN Paris Climate Change Agreement```)
> ## Greenhouse Gases
>> ```Enhanced Greenhouse Effect```: Greenhouse gases created by human activity
>> ### Main Greenhouse Gases
>> - Methane
>> - Carbon dioxide
>> - Water Vapour
>> - Nitrous Oxide
> ## Soil
>> ### Dry - climate(calcification)
>> - ```Dry``` soil
>> - Nutrients ```rise up``` to the top layer
>> - ```Top soil is rich```
>> ### Leeched
>> - ```Wet``` soil
>> - Nutrients get ```washed``` down and ```away```
>> - ```Poor quaility soil```
> # Vegetation In Canada
>> |Region|Description|
>> |:-----|:----------|
>> |```Tundra```|- Only a few ```very small``` trees grow here<br>- Small plants<br>- ```Harsh``` conditions|
>> |```Boreal and Taiga Forest```|- One of the ```largest forest region``` in the world<br> Growing season gets longer farther ```South```<br>- ```Long``` and ```Cold``` winters<br>- Deciduous trees (```White birch, Poplar```)<br>- ```Poor quaility soil```|
>> |```Grassland```|- Too ```dry``` for tree growth<br>- Some trees<br>- Natural grasses grow taller in wetter areas|
>> |```Mixed Forest```|- Mainly ```Deciduous```<br>- A bit of ```Boreal``` in the ```Northern``` area<br>- Winters are ```cool``` and summers are ```warm```<br>- Soils are not as rich in the ```South```, but more ```fertile``` than the ```Boreal Forest```<br>- Much of the ```South Mixed Forest``` has been cleared for ```agriculture```|
>> |```Deciduous Forest```|- Canada's ```Tiny Deciduous``` forest region<br>- ```Hot``` summers and relatively ```mild``` winters<br>- Cleared for farming<br>- Soils are ```fertile```|
>> |```West Coast Forest```|- Large ```Coniferous species```<br>- So much ```Percipitation``` is called a ```temperate rainforest```|
>> |Type of Tree|Charateristics|Examples|
>> |:-----------|:-------------|:-------|
>> |Deciduous|- The trees that ```drop their leaves``` during the winter to survive<br>- Found in ```tropical``` climates|- Oak<br>- Maple<br>- Hickory trees|
>> |Coniferous|- The trees that ```do not drop their leaves``` during the winter<br>- Found in rather ```cooler``` climates|- Cedar<br>- Douglas-fir<br>- Fir|