In the Zone
The amount of ecozones Canada has.
20
Another name for the Boreal Shield
Big Wild
Singing Forest
Amazon of the North
The term used to describe the fact that rain falls on the windward slope of the Rocky Mountains.
Orographic precipitation.
Drought
A significant geological landform of sedimentary rock that includes dolomite, sandstone, shale, limestone and sand.
The Niagara Escarpment.
The two types of ecozones.
Marine and terrestrial
The extent to which this ecozone covers the country.
Covers most of Canada/across the country.
The side of the mountains covered by dense coniferous forests located on the west side of the mountain range.
Windward
A term used to describe water left behind by glaciers or moisture.
Contains this percentage of Canada's population.
52%
The decade in which ecozones became accepted to organize and link aspsects of nature and humans.
1990s
Muskeg
The eastern slope of the mountains that do not receive much precipitation and have drier climates.
Leeward slope
This landform acts as a natural barrier to precipitation and humidity from the Pacific ocean.
Rocky Mountains
A term used to describe the cities surrounding Lake Ontario
The Golden Horseshoe
The variety of different species of plants and animals within an ecosystem.
Biodiversity
The landscape was formed by this geologic phenomenon.
Glaciers
A destructive insect that kills trees by eating holes in the inner bark to lay its eggs.
Mountain pine beetle.
Hoodoo
The most predominant economic activity.
Services
The three subdivisions of an ecozone.
Ecoprovince
Ecoregion
Ecodistrict
The most common type of tree found in this ecozone.
A term used to describe the vegetation region above the treeline
Alpine tundra
Rows of trees planted by farmers to prevent erosion.
Shelterbelt or windbreak
The most common crop grown in this area.
Fruits and vegetables