Characteristics of Vegetation
Name 3 types of vegetations
deserts, forests and grasslands
4 natural factors that affect vegetation:
precipitation, erosion, latitude, temperature
Which province is between Alberta and Manitoba?
What is Saskatchewan
Is The Great Slave Lake one of the Great Lakes?
No, it is not.
How does animal grazing impact vegetation?
Coniferous trees are found in this type of forest.
boreal
4 human factors that affect vegetation
deforestation, chemical fertilizers, animal grazing, invasive species and deforestation
What do physical maps show?
What is landforms
Hydroelectric dams are great for providing electricity, but they negatively impact the river systems. What are 2 ways we can limit the impact of dams on the river systems
creating tunnels to allow natural flow of the river
habitat restoration in the areas behind the dam
What is the impact of invasive species?
Invasive species do not have natural predators in a new environment so they multiply and disrupt the balance of the ecoystem.
This type of forests are located near the equator.
Tropical rain forests
How do the roots of vegetation prevent erosion?
Roots of vegetation sink into the ground, hold the soil in place and prevent it from moving
What does latitude and longitude measure?
Latitude distance from the prime meridian (west and east)
Longitude: distance from the equator (north and south
List 3 human factors that affect river systems.
irrigation, use of water bottles, building of dams
The loss of large areas of tropical rainforest is caused by which human factor?
deforestation
In this type of desert, precipitation arrives in the form of...
snow
the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents is called...
What is erosion
a map that shows boundaries, cities, streets, and other things created and defined by people are called what...
What is a political map
Name the drainage basin in Canada that was a major route for fur trade.
Hudson Bay
What is monoculture?
Growing the same crop over and over which depletes the soil of its nutrients.
Four reasons why vegetation is important.
food, oxygen, natural resources, habitat, prevents erosion
Vegetation has to adapt or they simply die.
Name a country that is less than 30 degrees south of the equator.
Brazil, Chile, Argentina
How does rainfall changes affect the river systems?
droughts and flooding
Name and describe the solution to monoculture in farming.
Crop rotation, change the type of crop or location of the crop that farmers grow each year to allow the soil to heal and replenish its nutrients.