CANADA’S ECOZONES
Grade 9 Academic Geography
Class Notes
AGENDA
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Introduction to Canada’s Ecozones (PPT)
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Ecozone Question Sheet
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Shading your own Ecozone Map
What is an Ecozone?
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Using ecozones to study the land helps us to
understand the interconnections among natural &
human systems.
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Canada has 15 ecozones
- divided into 47 eco-provinces
- further subdivided into 177 eco-regions
- broken into 5395 eco-districts
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There are also 5 marine ecozones around Canada
Map of Canada’s 15 Ecozones
Map of Canada’s 5 Marine
Ecozones
Why Study Ecozones?
Ecozones are useful for studying the land. They
help us understand…
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the interconnections among natural and human systems
see humans as an essential part of the Earth’s ecosystem,
rather than separate from it
they are based on the combination of several
characteristics: landforms, climate, soil, vegetation,
wildlife & patterns of human activity
BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITY
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Ecozones are based on a combination of
characteristics. These are:
Human Use
Landforms
Vegetation
Drainage
ECOZONES
Climate
Soils
Wildlife
Ecozone names are based on:
A) Landform Regions
Ecozone names are based on:
B) Climate Regions
Ecozone names are based on:
C) Vegetation Regions
Ecozone names are based on:
D) Geographic Location
Northern
Pacific
Atlantic
Southern
MAPS USED TO DETERMINE ECOZONE REGIONS
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