GEO 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Interior Plains, Environmental Degradation
4 Apr 2016
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Bc is a gateway for goods and services to the rest of canda from asia. Distance form the core of canada creates a political stuggle. Uniquely mild, wet, west coast climate, contrasted with dry, continental interior: wide variety of ecosystems. In 2007 as result of the economic crisis the unemployment rate spiked than had a steady decline. Cordillera: mountains, plateaus, and valleys, little arable land, subject to earthquakes. Interior plains: flat topography, rich in petroleum, peacce river country, largest agriculture land. Pacific: most temperate climate in canada, heavy orographic precipitation. Cordillera: consists of micro climates influenced by changes in elevation, latitude, topography, and distance from the. Pacific oean to the ricky mountains (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1: ocean fall is the wetest place. Diverse vegetation zones shaped by rainfall and elevation. Greater damage caused to forests by pine beetle which was previously controlled by cold winters. Ontario"s prominent position within canada and north.
