A climate that is strongly influenced by the closeness of a large body of water. The annual temperature range tends to be small and precipitation is high
100
What is unusual about the climate of the west Cordillera ?
It is the wettest region on Earth
100
True or false? The pacific coast of North America is temperate, but it receives as much rain as tropical rain forests
True
100
Is the west coast moist and mild ?
yes
200
how does the western cordillera differ from the Appalachian Region?
The western Cordillera differs from the Appalachian Region because the western cordilleras are young fold mountains, while the Appalachians are fold mountains
200
What is the climate in the Western Cordillera ?
The mountainous range of the Western Cordillera has a mild climate that seems to snow a lot. the area is in the time zones of pacific central and mountain and spands over 4 provinces of Canada
200
The western Cordillera runs along the west side of ______ ?
Canada
200
What Does the Western Cordillera Look like?
The Western Cordillera is a series of mountain ranges spreading from north to south. The mountains are steep and high. Between the ranges are plateaus and valleys with rivers running through.
200
What is unusual about its vegetation?
It varies an enormous amount
300
true or false?
The western cordillera is comprised of new mountains not yet worn down by erosion
true
300
true or false? The Western Cordillera has the same climate wherever you are located on the mountains?
False. It has a range of climates depending where you are on the mountains
300
How many zones is the cordillera grouped into?
14 zones.
300
Did it snow a lot in the Western Cordillera ?
no, it rarely snowed in the western cordillera
300
in the summer is it usually hot or cold in the western cordillera?
Cold and rainy.
400
* Was it 100,200 or 300 centimeters of rain?
200 centimeters of rain
400
what are the provinces that the western cordillera covers?
North west territory, BC, small parts of Alberta, Yukon.
400
what are some major occupations in the cordillera region?
Forestry and mining.
400
The lower parts of the mountains that make up the western cordillera are scattered with coniferous trees like ____ trees.
pine
400
how old is the western cordillera
65 million years old
500
Most of the people who live in the Western Cordillera live in British Columbia in what city?
Vancouver, Victoria, Tofino , or Whistler
500
* What is the human population of the Western Cordillera?
1, 365, 000 people
500
What are the major land form regions in the Western Cordillera?
The Columbia mountains, mining, okanogan valley, and the young mountains.