GEOG 162 Lecture Notes - Lake Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, Muskeg

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goldgerbil543

14 Aug 2012

School

Simon Fraser University

Department

Geography

Course

GEOG 162

Professor

Michele Wiens

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These two areas of ontario are distinguishable by. Population distribution in north west ontario and south west ontario. Shield (northern ontario)-rocky plateau, lakes, muskeg, hard to travel across, cold in winter, warm short summer. Lowlands (southern ontario)-about 1/6 the size of northern ontario; fertile soils, favourable climate; south west tip extends farther south than any other part of canada; has glacial features such as moraines, drumlins. In the north-fewer and smaller cities (sudbury and thunder bay are 2 major cities) Produces 41. 4% of canada"s gross domestic product (estimate of the total value of all materials, food-stuffs, goods, services produced by a country or province in a year) Has over 11 million people (38% of canada"s population) Has favourable physical characteristics (soil, climate), has an advantage over hinterland regions for supporting agriculture. Average personal income is well above national average. Has a large political voice; concentration of political power.

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Issues in Canadian Geography – Grade 9

Create a Political Map of Canada

Instructions:
Part A Locate and label Canada’s territories and provinces in CAPITAL letters
Part B Locate and label the capital city of each province and territory and underline each city name.
Part C Locate the capital city of Canada. Label this city in CAPITAL letters and underline.
Part D Locate and label the following cities on your map: Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal
Part E Locate and label the following countries in CAPITAL letters. Colour each a single colour representating
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Part F Locate and label the following bodies of water and shade all blue:
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Lawrence
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• Great Slave
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Part H Draw and label the following rivers:
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Part I Complete your map with BOLTS (no Scale)
Border (Already complete)
Orientation – North Arrow
Legend of symbols and colours
Title – Must be descriptive

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The marbled murrelet is asmall bird that lives in the PacificNorthwest where old-growthforests are close to the sea. It nests inthe forests and feedsoffshore. It is now highly endangeredthroughout its range, whichextends from Northern California toAlaska.

These birds are extremelyvulnerable to loss of their habitat,because they nest exclusivelyin the same old-growth coniferoustrees that are prime targets forlogging. Considerable efforts havebeen made to protect the speciesby restricting timber operations inthe areas in which they areknown to nest. Scientists predicted thatthe population should growback. However until recently naturalistswere puzzledand

dismayed because thepopulation of marbled murrelets did notseem to be recovering oreven stabilizing.

A recent study suggests thereason why this testing experimentin conservation did not confirmthe prediction. The scientistsoverlooked an important assumption:murrelets can also be threatenedby man's activity at sea.Overfishing has severely reduced thepopulation of small,energy-rich fish that murrelets rely upon formost of theircalories.

Climate change of uncertainorigin may have also disrupted thefood chain, and El Nino currentsmay have changed the distributionof the phytoplankton that formsthe base of all marine life.

Further efforts to preservethe marbled murrelet must be basedon accurate assumptions aboutthe origin of their difficulties.

Could naturalists have betterconsidered their originalassumptions years ago? What would yousay?

GEOG 162 Lecture Notes - Lake Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, Muskeg

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